Kia ora this week we did a Manaiakalani Cybersmart challenge: Scams and Phishing. We had a presentation with little emails and pop ups and we had to say if it is fake or legit and why we think that. There was one that said download free music and I could instantly tell that it was fake because in the top left corner there was a padlock with a line through it which means it is not secure. It also had a log in with your Google account and you had to put your email address and your password. Sometimes if you are lucky you just tap the account you would like to sign in with and it takes you straight in. I would also not do any of that because they can easily see your password to get in to your email address which is really dangerous. For my first time learning about this I found that if there sometimes can be a line through the padlock and I have never seen that before. I also learnt that there can be pop ups and I wouldn’t know what to do if I didn’t do this.
Are you part of Manaiakalani Cybersmart challenges?
Kia ora Charlize, thank you for keeping us informed about cyber security threats such as scams and phishing. I liked the tip you shared about the line through the padlock which I wasn't aware of. I am not part of the Manaiakalani Cybersmart Challenges but your question has prompted me to investigate how I could do them on my own professional blog. Have you completed any of the other challenges that you think I could learn from? Nga mihi nui, Naomi
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