Internet Safety

1. Although you should not change your password for your school device, if you have to create a password for personal

2. use, which of the following would be a good password to use?

• 12345

• football

• sinG@13!fAll4

•  !@#$%^&*

Public wifi is safe to use because it is always secure.

• True

• False

1. What should you do if you receive an alert that says, “Your computer is damaged by a virus. Click Here.”?

•  click on the link

  provided to fix the

  problem

•  click on the link and

  reboot the computer

• don’t click on the link;

  delete the email or close the popup

•  click on the link if it is in an email but not if it is in a popup ad

What is a url and what should follow it that verifies that it is a secure site?

•  a webpage’s address; a picture of a

  padlock

•  a webpage’s author; a picture of a padlock

• a webpage’s author; a picture of a star

1. If you receive an email that seems suspicious, what is something you can do to determine if the email

2. is from the source it claims?

• hover your mouse

  over the url, which will

  reveal its true source

• it doesn't matter because you can't get a virus through an email

• if there is a link

  provided, click on it to

  see where it takes you

What can you look for in an email to determine if it is legitimate or a scam?

• incorrect

  grammar/spelling

• email is addressed

  to

  Undisclosed

  Recipient

• asking for personal

  information

• threatening

  language is

  used such as, “Your

  account will be

  closed”, etc.

• all or any of the

  above

What information should you not post on social media or share with unknown sources?

• birthdate

• social security number

• address

• all of the above

What is phishing?

• when a trusted company asks you to use multifactor identification

• when cybercriminals try to get personal information or try to infect your account/device with malware

• something that only happens to people who know nothing about technology

1. Which method(s) will cybercriminals use to try to get your personal information?

• through emails with links to fake websites

• through social media trying to trick people into giving up sensitive information

• through text messages or phone calls trying to get personal information

• all of the above

It is perfectly safe to make purchases when on public wifi.

• True

• False