Internet Safety Class

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  https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/identity-theft-statistics/

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• Eighteen (18) victims of online crime per second!
• Every Two (2) Seconds Someone's Identity Is Stolen!

https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft

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• Identity Theft Can Affect Your Credit Score
  
• Identity Theft Protection Services May Not Work If Your Computer Has Been Compromised  
• Your Computer Camera and Microphone Could Be Accessed To Spy On You Without Your Knowledge!​      

• Even If You Do Not Have An "Online" Bank or Credit Card Account, Your Computer Could Still Be Putting Your Friends and Family At Risk 
• ​Identity Theft Is On The Rise
  
• It Costs Time and Money To Fix
• Learn The Skills Needed To Help Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones
• Learn About Free Antivirus Protection! 
  

*Some of the Items We May Cover:

• What computer viruses are, what they do, symptoms to look for, and the dangers of having them on your computer.
  
• Antivirus Program – the importance of scanning, checking the history of and monitoring the system.
  
• How to and the importance of: creating and changing a strong and effective password.
  
• ​How to privately browse/search the internet, so that your history is not tracked.
  
• ​Checking to see if a website is secure, prior to putting in your credit card information or password.
  
• How to identify and avoid email and phone call scams (electric company, IRS, updating your bank account information...).
  
• ​​​Learning how to avoid website pitfalls & traps (as some websites may automatically install viruses on your computer/device).
• Updating your browser: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.
  
• Unsubscribing from unwanted emails.
  
• Blocking Emails In: Hotmail & Gmail
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• Two (2) Factor Authentication: Hotmail/Outlook & Gmail
  
• ​​How to hide your desktop icons, private folders and documents.