Internet Safety Class

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• Every Two (2) Seconds Someone's Identity Is Stolen!​ 
  

  http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/06/pf/identity-fraud/

*(This website address may have to be typed in/searched manually or copy and paste.)

• Eighteen (18) victims of online crime per second!
  

  https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber 

*(This website address may have to be typed in/searched manually or copy and paste.)

• 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!​      
• In 2014 There Were 17.6 Million People - Living In The USA, That Experienced Identity Theft   https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=41  *(This website address may have to be typed in/searched manually or copy and paste.)
• 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! 
  

*Course Outline:

• 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.
  
• Clearing/cleaning your temporary internet files.
  
• ​Checking your firewall and Windows update settings.
  
• How to and the importance of: creating, setting, locking, and changing a strong and effective password.
  
• Creating a "Guest" account.
  
• ​Physically protecting your computer/laptop.
  
• ​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 (depending on students’ requests): 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 check the programs running on your machine.
  
• ​How to hide your desktop icons, private folders and documents.
  

*Note: The course will not cover encrypting data or router security. "Encrypting" can be taught as a separate course at an additional fee, for more experienced users. Inquire about the intermediate Internet Security and Safety class, if you are interested.