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Social Engineering
Are you Cyber Savvy? |
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How do
we protect our family when they are on the Internet?
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Social Engineering is
a strategy utilized by predators when they prey upon the innocent and naive.
Predators are adept at conning [using Social Engineering
techniques] people into thinking they [the predator] are
a trustworthy being.
What is Social Engineering? It is the art and science of
getting people to comply with your wishes. It is
accomplished without force, coercion or hypnosis and
does not cause wild behaviourisms. In respect to us and
our families, it is when predators use our natural
instinct to trust as they try to compromise our safety,
security and well-being.
In today’s era of
Internet access and computers, it often feels like we are treading in uncertain
waters. We think that, with our busy schedules, we do
not have the time nor the aptitude to remain up to date.
We allow this uncertainty to inhibit
securing the internet environment for our family, we
allow ourselves and our children to interact in what would otherwise
be considered socially unacceptable behaviour and we are
unaware of the basic common sense foundational concepts
that serve to inform the family as a whole.
Our computers are ravaged with
malware and contain open invitations for those with less
than honourable intentions. This leaves the family
open to Identity Theft, Predators, non-working
computers, cyber bullies, hackers and more.
So, how does one become Cyber
Savvy? Workshops, informative websites, family
communication, parent-teacher informationals, work
within Parent Foundations to set up educational programs
for families and youth of all ages.
Checklist for parents
Guidelines for parents
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