1. Cybersafety

2. Cyberbullying What is Cyberbullying
involves the use of electronic devices
supports deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group
its intent is to harm others.

3. What is Cyberbullying
According to a survey done in 2007 by the National Crime and Protection Council:
43% of teens report that they have experienced some form of cyberbullying that year.
The incidence of cyberbullying is higher among females than males. More than 50% of females age 15 to 16 years of age reported at least one cyberbullying incident.

4. Why do teens cyberbully?
81% Because they think it is funny
64% Because they don’t like the person
45% Because they view the victim as a loser
47% Because they feel there are no consequences for cyberbullying
45% Because they don’t think they will get caught
58% of students surveyed don’t think
cyberbullying is a big deal

5. Do you think it was a big deal to these students and their loved ones?
Stop Cyber bullying
Do you think it was a big deal to these students and their loved ones?
Rachael was stalked online by anonymous bully. She died by suicide on October 9, 2006.
Ryan, a 13-year old, who died by suicide as a result of bullying at school and online.
A cruel online hoax by a neighbor led to the suicide death of Megan.

6. What is a cyber-predator?
A cyber-predator uses the internet to hunt for victims to take advantage of them in some way:
emotionally
sexually
psychologically
financially
A cyber-predator knows how to manipulate people by creating trust and friendships where none should exist.

7. What is a cyber-predator?
77% of the target for online predators are teens aged 14 and older.
33% of teens received an aggressive sexual solicitation online in the past year.
75% of children are willing to share personal information online about themselves and their family in exchange for goods and services.

8. What is Phishing
Phishing is the act of requesting confidential information over the Internet under false pretenses in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data.

9. Phishing
15% of online teens have received a fraudulent message, compared with 22% of adults.
Always check your URL when navigating in social networks like MySpace and Facebook.
If you click on an application and the
URL does not have or has a URL that is just numbers like , immediately exit out of that page.

10. How to stop the bad guys
Be suspicious of any with urgent requests for personal financial information. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT!
Phisher s are typically NOT personalized
Valid messages from your bank or e-commerce company generally are

11. How to stop the bad guys
2. If you suspect an message might not be authentic . . .Don't use the embedded links to get to another web page.
Call the company on the telephone, or log onto the website directly by typing the URL into the address bar
Don’t cut and paste the link from the message into your Internet browser – the phisers can redirect you to a different site

12. How to stop the bad guys
3. Avoid filling out forms in messages that ask for personal financial information.
Phishers make very good fake forms.
Only communicate personal financial information via a secure website or the telephone.

13. 4. Don’t email personal or financial information.
is not a secure method of transmitting personal information
No one indicator is foolproof
Some phishers have forged security icons like the lock icon on an order form

14. 5. Always ensure that you're using a secure website when submitting credit card or other sensitive information via your Web browser.
Check the beginning of the Web address in your browsers address bar
It should begin with " rather than just "

15. 6. When shopping for an item on the Internet
Be sure the site is secure (https: instead of http) before entering personal financial information!

16. Works Cited
Chait, Jennifer. “Cyberbullying Statistics.” lovetoknow. Web. 9 Sept <
Lopez, Maribel D. “Online Teens Are Not Immune To Phishing.” FORRESTER. Web. 13 Sept <
Make A Difference For Kids, Inc. “Cyberbullying.” Make A Difference For Kids. Web. 9 Sept <
National Crime Prevention Council. “Teens and Cyberbullying.” NCPC. Web. 9 Sept <
“Phishing Scams – 12 Ways to Stop Them.” Tweakspeed. Web. 16 Sept <