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Internet SafetyPrepared byFatih KazmacanMuhammet Yasin PAKHasan Uçar
Overview
•Why do people use the internet?•Internet usage statistics •Potential dangers of the internet•Internet safety tips for everyone•Survey
Why do people use the internet?
Why do people use the internet?•Communication•Information•Entertainment
Communication
•E-mail•Social media•Instant Messaging Stay in touch with your friends… …from school…
…your city……your world!
Information
The world’s biggest library!•Look up words•Read stories•Learn almost anything!
Entertainment
•Play games by yourself or with others•Listen to music•Watch video clips•Find out about your favorite sports team
or movie stars!
Internet usage statistics
Internet usage statistics
•2,267,233,742 internet users •835 million Facebook users•526 million daily active users on
average in March 2012. •More than 300 million photos uploaded
to Facebook per day
Internet is good but…
•The internet is fun. •But it could also be
dangerous.
•That’s why,please listen carefully.
Potential dangers of the internet
Causes:• Harmful softwares• The lack of information aboutinternet safety Results:• Personal information can be stolen.• Internet fraud and scams(your money can be stolen)
Cause : Harmful softwares
•Malware (malicious software) Computer viruses Spams Worms Trojan horses Spyware Adware
Computer viruses
•A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another.
Delete important files Cause the computer to crash Spread easily Hide itself
Spams
•The term spam most often refers to an e-mail message sent to a large number of people without their consent.
•Spam: E-mail messages sent from someone you don’t know
An example : Send fake mail
Cause: The lack of information about internet safety
•Internet users have no enough information
•Mass media should raise the awareness of public
In the OttomanEmpire
Copy-Paste
Result: Personal information can be stolen
•Bad people may use your information for doing bad things
•Photos may be copied and used inappropriately by other people
Result: Internet Fraud and Scams (your money can be stolen)
•Unsafe online shopping Especially, via credit card
•Keylogging▫is the action of tracking (or logging) the
keys struck on a keyboard
Internet safety tips for everyone
• NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION !
Your real name Phone number
Address Birthdate School number
• KEEP YOUR PRIVATE LIFE PRIVATE !
• USE NICK NAMES !
Internet safety tips for everyone• DON’T UPLOAD PHOTOS PUBLICLY !
▫ Only your friends and family▫Photos may be copied and used
inappropriately
• DON’T OPEN UNKNOWN WEBSITES !▫ Especially; full free software websites
A Quote : “The Only Free Cheese is in the Mousetrap”
Internet safety tips for everyone• DON’T OPEN EMAIL FROM STRANGERS !
▫Emails may contain viruses▫Delete emails from strangers !
• DON’T OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW !▫ It is so important
• LOG OFF WHEN YOU ARE DONE▫ Especially in public internet cafe
Internet safety tips for everyone•When using Email & Facebook…
▫Change your password to your login often▫Keep it in a safe place
• ALWAYS USE A STRONG PASSWORD !▫Should be a combination of alphabets, number
and special characters▫Should have a length of size greater than 8
characters.
Internet safety tips for everyone
• ALWAYS INSTALL GOOD ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE▫Update it regularly
Most importantly,
•BECOME AWARE OF …
Survey
•About internet usage and safety
•Respondents: Male:56 Female:96
•It was made with Turkish questions
Survey Results•Do you have any technological tools to
connect the internet? (pc,mobile phone,tablet)
Do you have internet connection at home?
Avarage internet usage per day
The frequency of using e-mail
The frequency of changing password
The length of the password
Is the password strong?
The use of Anti-virus programme
Have you ever be exposed to hack ?