Phishing
This week's phishing topic is an important educational subject for both students and
grownups. As a strong believer in the educational power of games, I am thrilled to be
hosting a series of cyber security games created by the FTC. The Phishing Scams quiz
is, of course, directly related to today's topic, but there are a dozen others as well, all
related to online safety, security, and privacy.
Here are a few of them:
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Invasion of the Wireless Hackers
Beware of Spyware
Mission Laptop Security
For a complete list, visit Simulation Games and look for "Cyber Security Games" in the
left-hand column.
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See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
http://www.surfnetkids.com
#2. What is Phishing?
by Barbara J. Feldman
http://www.surfnetkids.com/what_is_phishing.htm
What is Phishing? Printable (** for premium members only)
http://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/what_is_phishing.pdf
Phishing is the act of fooling a computer user into submitting personal information by
creating a counterfeit website that looks like a real (and trusted) site. It is a hacker
technique of "fishing" for passwords and other secret financial info. According to
WordSpy.com, the word was invented by computer hackers in the late 1990's, and it
plays off a common hacker word play of changing the letter "f" to "ph", which was seen
as early as the seventies with "phone phreaks."
Federal Trade Commission: Phishing eCard
This educational anti-phishing Flash game, created by the Federal Trade Commission, is
also an ecard you can send to friends. Clicking on Printable Tips, will take you to a
rather dry looking (but well-written) FTC page titled How Not to Get Hooked by a
Phishing Scam. This set of tips is also available as a PDF download, to make printing
and sharing as easy as point and click. "If you get an email or pop-up message that asks
for personal or financial information, do not reply. And don't click on the link in the
message, either. Legitimate companies don't ask for this information via email."
OnGuardOnline: Phishing
Published by the Federal Trade Commission, "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."
The phishing section starts out with helpful tips, but the best clicks are the anti-phishing
games and videos listed in the right-hand column.
Security Cartoon
Developed in 2006 by security consultants Drs. Sukamol Srikwan and Markus
Jakobsson, the Security Cartoon strip covers lots of cybersafety topics, but mostly
focuses on anti-phishing education, or, as they put it: "Oops.. I clicked!" You'll find the
various keyword tags (spoofing, malware, pharming, phishing) listed at the bottom of
the page, but since they are all related to today's topic, I have sent you to the front page
of the site. The cartoons are licensed under Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial-No Derivative Works, which means students and teachers can use the
cartoons in homework (or on non-commercial websites) along with attribution and a
link back to this site.
... Click to continue What is Phishing? .
#3. Printables Club Members Also Get ...
Surfnetkids Printables Club Members also get the following printables to use in the
classroom, the computer lab, the school library, or to send home with students:
What is Phishing? Printable
What is Phishing? Wikipedia Printable
Online Safety Printable
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