Digital Security
This unit goes over some of the basics for securing your accounts online and browsing the internet safely. We recommend reading through these resources before a session and discussing any questions that come up around these topics.
Creating and logging into online accounts
What is a username and password?
Single sign-on: logging into applications using your email account, LinkedIn, Facebook or other profiles
Creating and tracking secure passwords
An overview on the importance of creating secure online accounts
Helpful tips for creating strong passwords (if you do not want to use a password manager)
An overview on password managers (if you do want to use a password manager)
Wired’s password manager recommendations) (free and paid options)
How to identify online scams
What is an online scam?
Identifying and protecting yourself from online scams
More tips on avoiding phishing scams
Browsing the web securely or privately
What is encryption?
The basics of a secure web connection
- Check Your Protocol While Browsing
- Tips on securing your wifi network What is “incognito” mode? What can it do for your privacy? What can it not do?
- Incognito mode settings on Chrome Android
- More from Mozilla Browsing the internet with a VPN
- What is a VPN?
- More on VPNs from Wikipedia
Activities
Have your mentee put in their email on https://haveibeenpwned.com/ to find out if their email is associated with any websites that have had security breaches, and have them update their passwords
Have your mentee update their password for one of their online accounts and write it down on paper to store in a safe place (if not using a password manager). Have your mentee choose one of the free password managers and download it.
Have your mentee download a free adblocker such as PrivacyBadger [Ghostery](https://www.ghostery.com/ghostery-browser-extension”)