Internet Safety : Tips, Tools, Tricks C. Brian Smith eResources Librarian www.ahml.info [email_address] 847.506.2658

Outline Protecting Yourself Online -Online Shopping -Unsolicited email/SPAM -Phishing -Identity Theft -Anonymous Browsing -Social Networking Tips Protecting Your Computer -AntiVirus Software -Firewalls -Adware and Spyware Blockers

Protecting Yourself Online

-Online Shopping

-Unsolicited email/SPAM

-Phishing

-Identity Theft

-Anonymous Browsing

-Social Networking Tips

Protecting Your Computer

-AntiVirus Software

-Firewalls

-Adware and Spyware Blockers

Protect Yourself Online Online Shopping Unsolicited email/SPAM Phishing Identity Theft Anonymous Browsing Social Networking Tips

Online Shopping

Unsolicited email/SPAM

Phishing

Identity Theft

Anonymous Browsing

Social Networking Tips

Safe Shopping Resources Safe Shopping www.safeshopping.org Better Business Bureau www.bbb.org Library Business Databases (e.g., ReferenceUSA) www.ahml.info/find_information/fed.asp

Safe Shopping

www.safeshopping.org

Better Business Bureau

www.bbb.org

Library Business Databases (e.g., ReferenceUSA)

www.ahml.info/find_information/fed.asp

Safe Shopping Tips Look for padlock symbol in your browser Look for https in web address Look for TrustE logo Buy from trusted “bricks and mortar” companies

Look for padlock symbol in your browser

Look for https in web address

Look for TrustE logo

Buy from trusted “bricks and mortar” companies

Emails: Beware of Phishing ! Be suspicious of urgent emails requesting financial information Don’t use links in email Type URLs/Web addresses into web browser Don’t enter personal information in pop up forms Pick up the phone and call to verify!

Be suspicious of urgent emails requesting financial information

Don’t use links in email

Type URLs/Web addresses into web browser

Don’t enter personal information in pop up forms

Pick up the phone and call to verify!

Designate A “Junk Email” Account Gmail http://mail.google.com Yahoo! Mail http://mail.yahoo.com Hotmail www.hotmail.com

Gmail

http://mail.google.com

Yahoo! Mail

http://mail.yahoo.com

Hotmail

www.hotmail.com

Disposable Email Addresses

Get Off Email Lists DMA Choice www.dmachoice.org Junkbusters www.junkbusters.com Privacy Rights www.privacyrights.org

DMA Choice

www.dmachoice.org

Junkbusters

www.junkbusters.com

Privacy Rights

www.privacyrights.org

Handle SPAM! Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov/spam Forward unwanted email to [email_address] FTC Complaint Form www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov

Federal Trade Commission

www.ftc.gov/spam

Forward unwanted email to [email_address]

FTC Complaint Form

www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov

Identity Theft Identity Theft Resources http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm ID Theft Help: FTC www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft ID Theft Help: Department of Justice www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html

Identity Theft Resources

http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm

ID Theft Help: FTC

www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft

ID Theft Help: Department of Justice

www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html

Monitor Your Credit Report! Annual Credit Report www.annualcreditreport.com Equifax www.equifax.com TransUnion www.transunion.com Experian www.experian.com

Annual Credit Report

www.annualcreditreport.com

Equifax

www.equifax.com

TransUnion

www.transunion.com

Experian

www.experian.com

Anonymous Browsing Tools BugMeNot Proxify Anonymizer TOR

BugMeNot

Proxify

Anonymizer

TOR

Social Networking Tips Do not disclose your birthdate Do not disclose your SS# Do not disclose financial information Do not feel obliged to accept all “friend requests”

Do not disclose your birthdate

Do not disclose your SS#

Do not disclose financial information

Do not feel obliged to accept all “friend requests”

Protect Your Computer AntiVirus Software Firewalls Adware and Spyware Blockers

AntiVirus Software

Firewalls

Adware and Spyware Blockers

Symantec

McAfee

ZoneAlarm

Ad Aware

Essential Resources CNET http://reviews.cnet.com PC World www.pcworld.com Consumer Reports (Library has print subscription!)

CNET

http://reviews.cnet.com

PC World

www.pcworld.com

Consumer Reports

(Library has print subscription!)

Essential Resources (Cont.) PC Magazine http://www.pcmag.com Presentation Links http://delicious.com/cbriansmith/internetsafety Presentation Slides www.slideshare.net/cbriansmith/slideshows

PC Magazine

http://www.pcmag.com

Presentation Links

http://delicious.com/cbriansmith/internetsafety

Presentation Slides

www.slideshare.net/cbriansmith/slideshows

Understand Technology Jargon Webopedia www.webopedia.com Whatis.com www.whatis.com TechEncyclopedia www.techencyclopedia.com Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Webopedia

www.webopedia.com

Whatis.com

www.whatis.com

TechEncyclopedia

www.techencyclopedia.com

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Google as Technology Dictionary Examples . . . define:phishing define:malware define:cookie define:firewall

Examples . . .

define:phishing

define:malware

define:cookie

define:firewall

Bonus! Snopes