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Cyber Safety
A Brief Overview of Internet Safety Policies and Procedures
Created By Dario Workman

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Purpose:
To

inform all administrators, licensed

personnel and staff regarding the
acceptable usage policies on campus,
the dangers associated with Internet
usage, and methods of protection from
Internet predators.

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Topic Overview and Definitions
Acceptable

Use Policies A set of rules to be

followed by users

Cyber

Bullying - bullying that takes place using

electronic technology

Cyber

Predators A predator that uses the Internet

to hunt for victims to take advantage of in ANY way

Identity

Safety Protecting your identity and keeping

yourself safe while using the Internet

Piracy

and Plagiarism Theft and usage of

copyrighted materials without authorization

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Acceptable Use Policies
An

acceptable use
policy (AUP) is a
document
stipulating
constraints and
practices that a user
must agree to for
access to a
corporate network or
the Internet.

An AUP usually requires the user to

agree that they will not do the following:

Use the service as part of violating

any law

Attempt to break the security of any

computer network or user

Post commercial messages to Usenet

groups without prior permission

Attempt to send junk e-mail or spam

to anyone who doesn't want to receive
it

Attempt to mail bomb a site with mass

amounts of e-mail in order to flood
their server

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Acceptable Use Policies

The Clark County School District requires that all

schools agree to the same AUP

Failure to comply with an AUP may result in termination

from employment

CCSD Acceptable Use Policy

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Cyber Bullying

Cyber bullying is bullying that takes place using

electronic technology, such as:
Cellphones
Computers
Tablets
Social

Media Sites
Text Messages
Chat rooms
Websites.

Dont be a Bully

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Cyber Bullying
Cyber bullying can take many forms:
Sending

mean messages or threats to a persons email account

or cell phone

Spreading

rumors online or through texts

Posting

hurtful or threatening messages on social networking

sites or web pages

Stealing

a persons account information to break into their

account and send damaging messages

Pretending

to be someone else online to hurt another person

Taking

unflattering pictures of a person and spreading them

through cell phones or the Internet

Sexting,

or circulating sexually suggestive pictures or messages

about a person

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Cyber Bullying

Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness

and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns,
and loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy.
These issues may persist into adulthood.

Health complaints

Decreased academic achievementGPA and

standardized test scoresand school participation.
They are more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of
school.

Cyberbullying.gov

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Cyber Predators
There is no one single method in
which online predators work, but
here are several common
methods:

Be smart
about Cyber
Safety!

Impersonate a child

Stalk Social Media

Gather Personal Information

Seduction by Flattery,
Sympathy, Attention or Gifts
(also known as Grooming)

Discuss the Latest Music,

Hobbies and Fashion

Gradually Introduce Sexually

Graphic Material

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Cyber Predators

Approximately 95 percent of all Americans between 12

and 17 years old are online

One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log on to the

Internet says they have received an unwanted sexual
solicitation via the Web.

75% of children are willing to share personal

information online

In 100% of the cases, teens that are the victims of

sexual predators have gone willingly to meet with them

Puresight.com

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Identity Safety
For the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the
definition of identity theft includes three general types of
incidents:

Unauthorized use or attempted use of an existing account

Unauthorized use or attempted use of personal information

to open a new account

Misuse of personal information for a fraudulent purpose.

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Identity Safety

Use complicated passwords that only

you can remember. Do not use your
birthdate or last name. Change your
passwords often.

Understand that online photos and

videos can be copied and altered.

Do not download files or links in emails

sent to you by people you do not know.

Your students safety is important to you.

Advise them on how to be safe on the
Internet as well.

Cybersmart.org

Identity Safety Video

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Piracy and Plagiarism
Piracy-

The unauthorized duplication of

copyrighted content that is then sold at
substantially lower prices

Plagiarism-

An act or instance of using or

closely imitating the language and thoughts
of another author without authorization and
the representation of that author's work as
one's own, as by not crediting the original
author.

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Piracy and Plagiarism
The following are considered Plagiarism:

copying text without giving proper credit to the original

author or source

copying information from Internet sites and passing it

off as your own

using someone else's paper or project and turning it in

as your own

Plagiarism.org

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Piracy and Plagiarism
The following are considered Piracy if done
illegally and without permission from the
owner:

Downloading music
Copying software
Downloading games
Downloading and/or copying movies
Anytime you download or copy
copyrighted material without the
author's/creator's permission and it is
ILLEGAL.

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Review

Be sure that you understand what your sites

Acceptable Use Policy allows and be compliant

Be knowledgeable about who you are giving your

personal information to and under no circumstances
should you post any personal information publicly
online.

Understand that there are people online who are

looking for easy targets. Dont let yourself be one of
them!

Never pass along someone elses work as your own

Never download content illegally or without the owners

permission.

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Sources:

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CyberSafetySite422. (2016). Identity Safety - CyberSafetySite. Retrieved from

https://sites.google.com/site/cybersafetysite422/home/identity-safety

Dictionary.com. (2016). Piracy and Plagiarism | Define Piracy and Plagiarism at

Dictionary.com. Retrieved from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/plagiarism

Plagiarism.org. (n.d.). Plagiarism.org - Best Practices for Ensuring Originality in

Written Work. Retrieved from http://www.plagiarism.org/

Puresight.com. (2016). How do online predators operate? | PureSight |

Pedophiles/Online Predators. RetrievedApril23, 2016, from
http://puresight.com/Pedophiles/Online-Predators/how-do-online-predatorsoperate.html

StopBullying.Gov. (2016). Effects of Bullying | StopBullying.gov.

RetrievedApril23, 2016, from http://www.stopbullying.gov/atrisk/effects/index.html

What is acceptable use policy (AUP)? - Definition from WhatIs.com. (2014, July).
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http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/acceptable-use-policy-AUP