Also the FTC has set up a comprehensive site to protect kids, including a guide for parents on kid's use of social networks.
http://www.onguardonline.gov/ j On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 8:04 PM, J.D. Falk <jdfalk-li...@cybernothing.org>wrote: > On Oct 25, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Alex Thurlow wrote: > > > I'm trying to find out if there are currently any resources available for > teaching people how to be safe online. As in, how to not get a virus, how > to pick out phishing emails, how to recognize scams. I'm sure everyone on > this list knows these things, but a lot of end users don't. I'm trying to > find a way to teach these things to people who aren't too technically savvy. > > > > It seems to me that the fewer end users that have issues, the easier our > lives will be. > > > > So what I'm trying to figure out is, is there a good site or set of sites > for this stuff, or is there anyone out there interested in helping to build > a unified list of instructions, videos, etc. for all this? > > http://staysafeonline.org/ has recently emerged as the primary site for > all of that kind of information, supported by DHS and a lot of big companies > (including many who send people to NANOG meetings.) > > > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com Secretary - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org ---------------------------------------------------------------