Online threats and responsible behavior from the Bulgarian Safer Internet Centre. C3 learning activity, Camouflage and safety in the virtual world, Erasmus+ project, October 2016, Sofia, Bulgaria

1. Threats and responsible
behavior online

2. Who are we?
• Bulgarian Safer Internet Centre
• We promote the responsible, positive and safe use of the Internet and digital
technologies - www.safenet.bg
• We are a member of the INSAFE network of European Safer Internet Centres
since 2008 and of the International Association of Internet Hotlines INHOPE
since 2006.

3. Let’s check our knowledge
about Internet 

4. True or False

5. Children waste their time on the Internet
False
Over 80% of pupils (9-17 years) use Internet for school-related
activities (European-wide study “EU Kids Online”).

6. Internet users can remain anonymous
False
The majority of Internet users can be localized within minutes,
even if they are hidden behind a nickname.

7. It does not matter if my Facebook profile
is 18+ age
False
The profiles of people under 18 come with a number of additional
security settings, which are automatically turned off for users
over 18.
The minimum age for joining Facebook is 13.

9. I can control the information about myself
online
True
The majority of personal information available for
every person online is posted by the person
himself/herself. Everyone chooses their online
reputation. If someone, however, abuses one’s
identity, the abuser can be reported.

10. Unknown people are the most
common threat for children online
Sexual grooming is the most serious threat online,
however the majority of children are capable of
protecting themselves from it. In the majority of cases a
threat for children comes from the acts of people they
know, like for example cyberbullying among peers.
False

11. It’s the child’s fault that he or she is being
bullied online
False
Everyone could become a victim of
cyberbullying. It is very important that in such
cases the witnesses demonstrate that such
behaviour is not unacceptable and be
emotionally supportive of the victim.

12. True or False is over, let’s go into a bit more detail 

13. What is a computer virus?
А. Bad site B. Dangerous file
C. Malicious program D. Computer error

14. What is a computer virus?
А. Bad site B. Dangerous file
C. Malicious program D. Computer error

15. What can stop viruses?
А. Disconnecting from the
internet
B. An anti-virus program
C. A computer specialist D. A Google search

16. What can stop viruses?
А. Disconnecting from the
internet
B. An anti-virus program
C. A computer specialist D. A Google search

17. How do I avoid catching a
virus?
А. Scanning every new file B. Switching off the Internet
C. Closing the suspicious site D. Restarting the computer

18. How do I avoid getting a
virus?
А. Scanning every new file B. Switching off the Internet
C. Closing the suspicious site D. Restarting my computer

20. Protection from viruses
Verifying every new
website or link with WOT
www.mywot.com

22. How does WOT protect me?

23. WOT Protection

27. Mobile security and protection

29. Another option:
Dolphin web browser
+

30. Just a moment!
Online threats are not only
technical!
A large number of online threats
come from our contact with other
users.

31. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.1
А. I check his/her name in Google
B. I ask him/her what is his/her full
name
C. I ask where he/she lives
D. I ask him/her who are his/her
parents

32. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.1
А. I check his/her name in Google
B. I ask him/her what is his/hers full
name
C. I ask where he/she lives
D. I ask him/her who are his/her
parents

33. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.2
А. I look at the pictures he/she has
published
B. I check his/her e-mail in a search
engine
C. I ask my friends whether someone knows
him/her
D. I ask him/her to tell me the truth

34. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.2
А. I look at the pictures he/she has
published
B. I check his/her e-mail in a search
engine
C. I ask my friends whether someone knows
him/her
D. I ask him/her to tell me the truth

35. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.3
А. I ask how he/she is dressed
B. I ask what kinds of games he/she
prefers
C. I check his/her picture in Google
D. I ask him/her if he/she wants to
meet me

36. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.3
А. I ask how he/she is dressed
B. I ask what kinds of games he/she
prefers
C. I check his/her picture in Google
D. I ask him/her if he/she wants to
meet me

37. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.4
А. I ask a question whose answer he/she
should know
B. I check who his/her friends are
C. I check his/her spelling
D. I ask him/her why he/she wants to be
friends with me

38. How can a verify the
identity a new friend
online ? - q.4
А. I ask a question whose answer he/she
should know
B. I check who his/her friends are
C. I check his/her spelling
D. I ask him/her why he/she wants to be
friends with me

39. Important!
A particular group of unknown
people capable of causing such
troubles are pedophiles.
Unknown people
could cause all kinds
of risks for us.

40. How can I know that someone is a
pedophile? – q. 1
А. He asks me what kinds of games I like to play
B. He asks me where I study
C. He wants to move the conversation to Skype,
Viber or Messenger
D. He asks what kinds of movies I like

41. How can I know that someone is a
pedophile? – q. 1
А. He asks me what kinds of games I like to play
B. He asks me where I study
C. He wants to move the conversation to Skype,
Viber or Messenger
D. He asks what kinds of movies I like

42. How can I know that someone is a
pedophile? – q. 2
А. He asks if I have a web-camera
B. He asks what is my favorite color
C. He asks what kind of music I listen to
D. He asks how I got my name

43. How can I know that someone is a
pedophile? – q. 2
А. He asks if I have a web-camera
B. He asks what is my favorite color
C. He asks what kind of music I listen to
D. He asks how I got my name

44. How can I know that someone is a
pedophile? – q. 3
А. He wants to talk about school
B. He asks me about my parents
C. He asks me about my grades at school
D. He wants to talk about sex

45. How can I know that someone is a
pedophile? – q. 3
А. He wants to talk about school
B. He asks me about my parents
C. He asks me about my grades at school
D. He wants to talk about sex

46. Blocking and reporting
• Block and report unwanted contact
• Bullying – threats, gossip, rude words
• Users who might be using a fake identity
• Users who want us to send them naked pictures, talk about very
personal things, want to see us on a web-camera.

49. Report to:
• Website administrators (personally or socially);
• Your Safer Internet Centre
• Report harmful or illegal content to your Hotline
• Consult with your Helpline

50. Find your country’s Hotline and Centre, if there is
one:
http://www.inhope.org/gns/our-members.aspx
or search for “Members of INHOPE” in any search engine.
and for your SIC:
https://www.betterinternetforkids.eu/web/portal/policy/insafe-inhope

51. Georgi Apostolov
BG SIC coordinator
georgi.apostolov@online.bg