Try to avoid doing the homework in the last minute but rather do them in time and email them to bluelight.training@gmx.com. Please do not use the bluelight@auroville.org.in address. How do you recognize a secure website? What is Caps Lock? What is the master password in the Firefox context? Sort the passwords in weak and strong ones: greenbelt Dosai1968 auroville SurRenDer Yu6Gfs7 Tuñ88T undercover How dangerous are your favourite http-cookies? If you have sample cookies bring them to the next class? (The Blue Light team prefers chocolate cookies ) Name 3 different types of useful pop-up windows? If you find the following part much too difficult - relax. The aim of this test is not to pass with good results but to see for you how much you know now and how secure you feel being confronted with this and how much you know at the end of the next class and how you feel then. Have fun: Go to http://www.sonicwall.com/phishing/ and follow the instructions to do the Phishing test. How many of the 10 examples could you identify correctly? |
What is Phishing? |
Most probably all of you have occasionally received emails like this one:
i.e.: http://102.199.60.250/sample/of/suspicious/address.aspx?ID=7878
Please copy and paste this link into the address bar of you browser https://link-to-a-bank/example/login.php |
Want to be extra sure about a site's legitimacy before you make a purchase? Click on a site favicon for an instant identity overview. Another click digs deeper: how many times have you visited? Are your passwords saved? Check up on suspicious sites, avoid Web forgeries and make sure a site is what it claims to be.
Open Firefox. Check the favicons with a left click. What information do you get? |
Does the ICICI bank have a security certificate? If not, why? Try to log in under personal. What security certificate does this site use? |
What is a security certificate? Where are those certificates stored? |
What are your private data on your computer or in your browser? |
To clear your private data automatically go to TOOLS/CLEAR PRIVATE DATA on your own computer. Do you understand the content of this window? |
What is malware? |
Firefox 3 protects you from viruses, worms, Trojan horses and spyware. If you accidentally access an attack site, you'll receive a full-sized browser message as a warning. A continuously updated list of attack sites tells you when to stop browsing. This tool, called officially Malware Protection, warns you when you steer Firefox to sites that are known to install viruses, spyware, Trojan horses and other malicious code. When you try to reach a site on the banned list, a large red warning appears in lieu of the page. The warning says that the intended destination "has been reported as an attack site and has been blocked based on your security preferences." A button labeled "Get me out of here!" returns Firefox to the browser's original page.
Shop and do business safely on the Internet. Firefox gets a fresh update of web forgery sites 48 times in a day, so if you try to visit a fraudulent site that's pretending to be a site you trust (like your bank), a browser message - big as life - will stop you.
Search with google the keywords mozilla trap and follow the first link. |
The open source security strategy finds - and fixes - security issues in record time, making Firefox the safest way to surf. Make sure you always use the latest Firefox copy!
Let's have a look what other people know about your computer.
Spyware and viruses can scan your entire hard drive and send this information to people you don't know. They can find out who you are, where you live (address, email, phone etc), your passwords and credit card numbers and much more. They can scan your emails, know about stuff you don't want them to know - business information, secret girl or boy friends, illegal downloads ...
Try to avoid doing the homework in the last minute but rather do them in time and email them to bluelight.training@gmx.com. Please do not use the bluelight@auroville.org.in address. What is a favicon? What is the Instant Web Site ID? Explain the difference between http and https? Name 3 companies which issue internet security certificates. Find out with Google. Find 3 web sites that use internet security certificates. You might want to take the time and go once more through the lesson to recall what you learned. What should you do after browsing in a public place before you leave the computer? What happens if you accidentally access an attack site (viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware) with Firefox? Go to the http://www.icicibank.com bank's website and click on login under personal. Why do you think on-screen virtual keyboards are in use? |