Tools for teaching users online safety

Tue Oct 26 15:14:14 UTC 2010

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 19:13, Alex Thurlow <alex at blastro.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to find out if there are currently any resources available for
> teaching people how to be safe online.  As in, how to not get a virus, how
> to pick out phishing emails, how to recognize scams.  I'm sure everyone on
> this list knows these things, but a lot of end users don't.  I'm trying to
> find a way to teach these things to people who aren't too technically savvy.
>
> It seems to me that the fewer end users that have issues, the easier our
> lives will be.
>
> So what I'm trying to figure out is, is there a good site or set of sites
> for this stuff, or is there anyone out there interested in helping to build
> a unified list of instructions, videos, etc. for all this?

The Colorado Chapter of the Internet Society (CO ISOC) is in the
process of launching a project to do just that. We are calling it
(fairly obviously) the Internet User Best Common Practices.

As stated on the project's wiki landing page
(http://wiki.coisoc.org/index.php/UserBCP):

The idea is to start here on the wiki by gathering and creating a
repository of information on how to be a good Netizen. That is, how to
be a safe and responsible Internet user. We want to use this
information, once gathered and verified, to create simple and
accessible resources for the general population.

I invite you and everyone who reads this to participate, all input is welcome!

Thanks,
~Chris
(founding chair, CO ISOC)

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> Alex Thurlow
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