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Feeling up for a challenge? Then test your cyber smarts with one - or all - of 12 interactive quizzes on everything from spam and spyware to phishing and file-sharing.

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OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. There are ten colorful flash-based quizzes here appropriate for students on security topics such as phishing, hackers, spyware etc.

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Watch this excellent video from Microsoft to find out more about phishing e-mail scams and how they are used for identity theft. The video will show you how fraudulent e-mail messages and spoofed Web sites-two common forms of phishing-can trick you into s

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Doug Foderman and Marje Monroe of ChildrenOnline.org review concerns about Facebook and the risks for kids.\n\nThey have Facebook accounts and actually see it as a wonderful, and valuable, resource. However, just because Facebook says that anyone 14 years or old CAN use Facebook, doesn't mean that they should. It isn't an age-appropriate or developmentally healthy place for our children and younger teens to hang out. Facebook is not working to protect our children and the laws in our country are terribly inadequate to safeguard our children online, in general. Not enough is being done to protect and educate children and teens against the risks that come from using the Internet, and Facebook in particular. We (adults, parents, educators) need to do more.

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Great tips from Vanessa Van Patten on guarding your kids against identity theft.

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You've probably heard or read about "identity theft," which happens when someone learns enough private information about another person to be able to withdraw money from a bank account or obtain a new credit card in that other person's name and use it for purchases that will not be paid for. But did you know that adults aren't the only people whose identity is being used by ID thieves?

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Organized online crime didn't appear out of nowhere - security experts have been tracking its growth for years - but by almost every measure, it's exploding: The number of new pieces of malicious software, or malware, tripled in the first half of this year vs. the previous six months, according to Cupertino computer security company Symantec. And the number of phishing Web sites spotted in the first three months of 2007 by Santa Clara security software maker McAfee skyrocketed 784 percent compared with the year before.

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Story of a FaceBook account that was hijacked. The criminal promptly changed all of he log-in information, impersonated the account owner, and sent requests to all of his friends for money. He claimed he was in London and his wallet had been stolen so he needed people to wire him money, ASAP.

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Contains dozens of classroom-tested exercises and hundreds of links to Web sites, documents, and resources, Safe Practices for Life Online offers practical advice to help middle and high school students stay safe by making better choices and minimizing their risks.

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The threat landscape once dominated by the worms and viruses unleashed by irresponsible hackers is now ruled by a new breed of cybercriminals. Cybercrime is motivated by fraud, typified by the bogus emails sent by "phishers" that aim to steal personal information. The tools driving their attacks and fueling the blackmarket are crimeware - bots, Trojan horses, and spyware.

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This amazing library collection of cybersafety and cyberethics articles from Symantec would make a great resource for teachers who want to assign students different topic areas for student presentations in a digital citizenship class.

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Download this lesson plan from I-Safe which introduces students to the term phishing and the threat of identity theft associated with this type of\ne-mail. Students will:<br>\n• understand the term phishing and the types of e-mail it applies to<br>\n• understand the security risks associated with this type of message<br>\n•\nengage in an activity to reinforce concepts by sharing information with others <br>

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Educational partnership with I-Safe. OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help consumers be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. This site also includes three PSA's that can be shown in the classroom.

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Rising concern about computer security. The San Jose Mercury News recently ran a three-part series focusing on everything from phishing schemes and identity theft to student safety on the Internet. In many districts, technology directors are finding they have to do more and more to insure that data is not compromised and to see that students are not using school networks to access inappropriate content. Part I: How online crooks put us all at risk <br>\nPart II: How well are we protecting ourselves?<br>\nPart III: U.S. targets terrorists as online thieves run amok

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