Re: Tools for teaching users online safety

["J.D. Falk" <jdfalk-lists () cybernothing org>]

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.)