Tools for teaching users online safety

J.D. Falk jdfalk-lists at cybernothing.org
Wed Oct 27 00:04:47 UTC 2010


On Oct 25, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Alex Thurlow 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?

http://staysafeonline.org/ has recently emerged as the primary site for all of that kind of information, supported by DHS and a lot of big companies (including many who send people to NANOG meetings.)





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