Digital Security

These useful resources have been provided via WISE KIDS - New Media and Information Literacy Training for Librarians http://www.wisekids.org.uk/

MSN Messenger Blocking unwanted messages http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/email/imblocking.mspx Facebook Changing your Facebook privacy settings http://www.facebook.com/privacy. More information on Facebook Safety and where to go to report problems: http://www.facebook.com/safety Facebook Security Guide https://www.facebook.com/safety/attachment/Guide%20to%20Facebook%20Security.pdf http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1nhRdv/flyakite.org/online-safety-news/ How to bully proof yourself on Facebook http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=180189707130 Safe use of social networking sites and chat services WISE KIDS guide to safe social networking Resources from Cybersmart Australia http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/tagged/ Advice for Parents and Teens From BlogSafety: http://www.blogsafety.com/ Microsoft guide: How to help your kids use social networking sites more safely: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/social_web.mspx Childline's Anti-Bullying Resource http://www.childline.org.uk/Explore/Bullying/Pages/Bullying.aspx Privacy and People Search Engines http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/ http://www.123people.co.uk/ http://www.pipl.com/ Report Internet Abuse See WISE KIDS guide to Report Internet Abuse and related resources: http://www.wisekids.org.uk/reporting_abuse.htm Listening to Music Online Legally Spotify http://www.spotify.com/en/ Last.fm http://www.last.fm/ We7 http://www.we7.com iTunes Store http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson Amazon Music http://astore.amazon.co.uk/0.-21?node=136 Further Reading The Horizon Report: http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2010/ Sonia Livingstone Digital Media and Learning Conference Closing Keynote and http://vimeo.com/10371232 Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity by danah boyd Useful publications/weblinks Kent e-Safety Policies, Information and Guidance http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk//Children/safeguards_esafety.cfm The Byron Report and follow on updates: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/byronreview/ Lifelong learning UK Technology Guides http://www.lluk.org/techguides.htm Keeping yourself safe from Viruses, Worms, Spyware and other Hoaxes UK Government campaign 'GetSafeOnline': http://www.getsafeonline.org Malware Detector http://www.urlvoid.com Tabnapping: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/25/tabnapping_phishing_attack Clickjacking: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10224434 Likejacking: http://www.sophos.com/blogs/sophoslabs/?p=9783 Anti-Virus Software McAfee. http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp  Sophos. http://www.sophos.com/  Symantec. http://www.symantec.com/  (Free and Subscription-based) AVAST Anti Virus: http://www.avast.com/ (Free and Subscription-based) AVG Anti-Virus http://free.avg.com/ Microsoft Security Essentials (free) www.microsoft.com/security_essentials Anti spyware programs (Free) Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php (Free) SuperAntiSpyware www.superantispyware.com (Free) Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/  (Free) SpyBot Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/  Firewall Software Comodo Firewall http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/firewall.php Outpost Firewall http://free.agnitum.com/ Zone Alarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp  A review of firewall software http://www.firewallguide.com/software.htm Scams and Hoaxes Internet Scam Busters: http://www.scambusters.com/ Assessing when an email is a hoax: http://www.vmyths.com/ UK Council for Child Internet Safety - latest report
http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/ukccis%20advice%20on%20child%20internet%20safety.pdf
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