[131489] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Tools for teaching users online safety
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roland Perry)
Tue Oct 26 10:16:05 2010
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:08:50 +0100
To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Roland Perry <lists@internetpolicyagency.com>
In-Reply-To: <4CC62B29.4040104@blastro.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
In article <4CC62B29.4040104@blastro.com>, Alex Thurlow
<alex@blastro.com> writes
>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.
There's quite a bit of information (UK-orientated) at www.e-victims.org,
which was intended to cover a wide range of issues but after three years
of operation is now focussing on anti-social behaviour rather than
scams. But there's a quite a lot of material there about avoiding scams,
and advice on what to do if you've been caught.
The generic preventative advice is mainly aimed at teenagers.
Disclaimer: I'm related to the owner.
--
Roland Perry
