Living with the internet: keeping it safe: Free Training Course
These days we use the web for all kinds of activities, both
business and entertainment related – watching movies, connecting with family,
managing our finances – which can enhance our lives by putting the world at our
fingertips. The downside is that every time you connect to the Virtual World, you
are also exposing yourself up to the cybercriminals. They are out there and
they keep evolving in new ways to catch consumers off-guard and use your
private information for their purposes, which not always match with you
interests.
Also, severe computer crashes may often be result of deliberate
efforts of the virtual hooligans in form of viruses, worms, or Trojans, as some
internet users are interested in causing havoc or vandalizing your computer.
This offered training course provides a guide to the downsides of living with
the Net. Advice on how to deal with these dangers is provided, and security
issues like spyware and adware are explained in details. The training course
also will help parents to enhance children protection online, and will offer
useful links to various helpful websites, which will help with deal with appeared
problems and complications.
Training Course: Living
with the internet: keeping it safe
What this unit is
about?
The recent huge increases in ownership of home computers and
ever-widening access have been obvious boons to many peoples' lives but, as
with many things that improve life, there is a downside. The downside with
computers is that software crashes, hardware fails and some Internet users want
to cause havoc or vandalize your computer. In this unit we will look at a few
of the problems that other people may cause you.
Normally when we talk about malicious software we are
referring to viruses, worms and Trojans (which are collectively referred to as
malware). But there are other items that can arrive in your mailbox that can be
equally frustrating or annoying: mail messages that contain unwanted offers or
misleading information, which cause loss of time and, in some cases, money.
These messages normally come under the collective title of spam. Advertisers
and criminals are also trying to use your web browser to deliver misleading
pages, or programs that are trying to steal your financial details or even your
identity.
The training course will address the following topics:
* Malware, Virus, Trojan, Worm
* Patches and antivirus software
* Email attachments
* Firewalls
* Identifying hoaxes and protecting against them
* Money fraud
* Protecting against spam
* Protecting against adware and spyware
* Cookies and how to control them
* Home page hijackers
* Dialers
* How do you protect children online?
Duration: 10 hours.
Format: Self-study.
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with computer software and
hardware.
Training institution: OU- The Open University, UK.
The Open University is a world leader in modern distance
learning, the pioneer of teaching and learning methods which enable people to
achieve their career and life goals studying at times and in places to suit
them. The OU has developed its own style of distance learning called 'supported
open learning'.
Open learning means our students work wherever they choose -
in their own homes, workplace or at a library or study center - and can plan
their study around their other commitments.
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