Professional and lay leaders from Jewish day schools from across the spectrum of practice will come together in a first-ever unified educational conference this coming January 2010 in the Metropolitan New York area.
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), conducted every October since 2001, is a national public awareness campaign to encourage everyone to protect their computers and our nation’s critical cyber infrastructure.
Cyber security requires vigilance 365 days per year. However, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), the primary drivers of NCSAM, coordinate to shed a brighter light in October on what home users, schools, businesses and governments need to do in order to protect their computers, children, and data.
CNN.com recently published an article about staying secure online, especially on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Read the article
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Phishing is a common sport for identity thieves – don’t take the bait!
My Yahoo Account was going to be suspended…I had to act quickly…but wait…what Yahoo account?!
A personal story from Sunita Pradhan, OM, Schools-On-I-Net:
You can guess just how “Google” I am – even if you don’t know me personally: the SOIN software is integrated with Google Apps for Education, we offer training on Google Apps as well as free Google Apps Setup, and generally help others get the most out of Google services.
But even I was tempted by an email threatening to suspend my Yahoo account if I didn’t click on a “fix-it-now” link. I mean, who wants to risk an account suspension that could affect personal credit scores in this economy?
After taking a second look at the email, I realized it was a fake! The link was probably a porthole for bad people to infiltrate my computer; or it could have been a fake form setup by identity thieves for gathering my personal information….. I don’t know for sure where the link lead to, but I believe it was to nowhere good.
This email was an example of “phishing.”
Just like telling our children not to talk to strangers in the playground, it is our responsibility to share awareness on how not to talk to strangers online.
Visit staysafeonline.org for internet safety tips, resources and lesson plans for K-12 educators.
Share your classroom story on cyber safety with the SOIN Community and get a free tote!
Be safe.
Sincerely,
The SOIN Team, Schools-On-I-Net
RK Solutions, LLC
Schools-On-I-Net offers free Google Apps for Edu setup services and is intergrated with Google Apps for Education providing a comprehensive school management and collaboration tool.
SOIN Newsletter: Don’t Click That! Be Safe Online
Subject: Don’t Click That! Be Safe Online :: Oct 24, 2009
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
My Yahoo Account was going to be suspended…I had to act quickly…but wait…what Yahoo account?!A personal story from Sunita Pradhan, OM, Schools-On-I-Net:
You can guess just how “Google” I am – even if you don’t know me personally: the SOIN software is integrated with Google Apps for Education, we offer training on Google Apps as well as free Google Apps Setup, and generally help others get the most out of Google services.
But even I was tempted by an email threatening to suspend my Yahoo account if I didn’t click on a “fix-it-now” link. I mean, who wants to risk an account suspension that could affect personal credit scores in this economy?
After taking a second look at the email, I realized it was a fake! The link was probably a porthole for bad people to infiltrate my computer; or it could have been a fake form setup by identity thieves for gathering my personal information….. I don’t know for sure where the link lead to, but I believe it was to nowhere good.
This email was an example of “phishing.”
Just like telling our children not to talk to strangers in the playground, it is our responsibility to share awareness on how not to talk to strangers online.
Click here to find out how I identified the email as a fake plus my 5 tips for email safety.
Visit staysafeonline.org for internet safety tips, resources and lesson plans for K-12 educators.
Be safe.
Sincerely,
The SOIN Team, Schools-On-I-Net
RK Solutions, LLC