President, e-Music Online Store

Role: Questions:

You own and manage a local company that sells What are some of the security issues associated with digital music online. You are an expert at providing e- buying and selling online (e-commerce)? Commerce services. Your company has a secure Web site to protect the consumer’s credit card information What is a scam? What are some examples of online when they buy digital music files online. scams, frauds, and “get rich quick” schemes? What strategies do the criminals use to steal from their You understand the consumer’s concerns about victims? irritating spam, fraudulent online scams where criminals try to get you to contribute money to a cause How can you avoid online fraud? or send money to get a “great deal”, and ‘spoofed’ emails that lead to fake business Web sites designed to How are identity thieves accessing personal and trick you into updating account information and financial information? What strategies do criminals providing personal and financial data - phishing use to commit identify theft? How can you protect attacks to “verify” personal and account information your personal information so as not to become a victim that can lead to of identity theft? identity theft, loss of finances, or being What is phishing? How does it work? What does it framed for a crime. look like? What is a spoofing site? How can you You don’t collect protect yourself from phishing attempts? email addresses and then sell them to How can you tell that an e-mail, pop-up, or web site is other businesses. a phishing attempt? What should you do if you think you have been phished? Scammed? Identity stolen? You are committed How do these sites gather and distribute information to protecting about its users? How can you protect yourself from the public’s personal information and financial deceptive e-mails or websites? accounts. You want to participate on the committee because you support responsible use of the Internet in What is spam? How can you get it? What should you business, in school, and in one’s personal life. Your do if your receive spam e-mail? How can you protect company ensures that online transactions are safe. yourself from getting it or at least reduce the amount you get?

What are some of the risks associated with completing an online survey or registering with a site?

What do companies that do business on the Web do with the information they collect from visitors? Why and in what way is the information valuable to the Web-based company? What does it mean for a company to "sell its lists"?

How can you tell if a site is secure so that it is probably safe to buy an item online with a credit card?

Using Technology in Career Exploration 59 Oakland Schools Instructional Module 1 (Part 2) 1.4 Resource Added September 2007 Links:

Don’t Believe the Type: Know the Dangers - E-mail (spam) - http://tcs.cybertipline.com/knowthedangers4.htm

Spam Scams - http://onguardonline.gov/spam.html

Online Fraud: Giving Your ID Away in One or More Clicks http://www.staysafe.org/teens/protect_yourself/manage_your_personal_information/online_fraud.html

ID Theft – Losing Your Identity http://www.staysafe.org/teens/protect_yourself/manage_your_personal_information/id_theft.html

Personal Information Safety – Identity Theft http://www.wiredsafety.org/safety/personal_information_safety/id_theft/index.html (through idt4)

Phishing http://www.wiredsafety.org/safety/email_safety/phishing/index.html (through phishing4)

Know Who You’re Dealing with Online -- Section: “Phishing – bait or prey” http://www.staysafeonline.org/practices/two.html

Don’t Take the Bait! Avoid Getting Hooked by “Phishers” Trying to Steal Your Personal Information http://www.staysafeonline.org/basics/pharming_tips.html

Videos:

Identity Theft - http://ftc.isafe.org/imgs/idtheft.swf

Fraud/Spyware - http://www.isafe.org/verizon/videos/Verizon_Spyware.swf

Phishing - http://ftc.isafe.org/imgs/phishing.swf

What you should know about phishing identity - theft scams - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/videos/Phishing8-hi.html

Privacy - http://www.isafe.org/media/W1_Privacy.wmv

Using Technology in Career Exploration 60 Oakland Schools Instructional Module 1 (Part 2) 1.4 Resource Added September 2007