Cool things this week

Another week down in our new building as thanksgiving closes in. As I sit here typing I am constantly thinking about what we had learned this week. This is just a little bit of what we experienced this week.

Our terms that we learned this week are

Scam- An attempt to trick someone to gain money or private information which could ruin your life.
Example- Marty trick kevin into giving him his social security number with a well placed scam.

Identity theif- When your info is stolen and used for criminal acts which you are then framed for.
Example- If mark steals kyles identity and does illegal actions, kyle will be the one responsible.
Picture found HERE. TAKEN 11/4/O6

Vulnerable- A position that makes it easy to be harmed or hacked.
Example- If you are not careful and don't get protected by many of the identity theft protectors, you could get majorly screwed.

Phishing- Fake messages that draw you in and cause identity theft and other types of problems.
Examples- if Brody sends Mark a phish then he could steal his identity and cause major problems for Mark.

We also learned of ways to know if a email is real or is just a phish. If a bank sends a e-mail and asks for private information over the internet, then it is probably not your bank because they always ask for your information up front or over the phone. Never send personal info over the internet.

The most important thing this week for me as the laptop computers we are now allowed to use in class daily. With these new computers, we will be able to learn and progress faster than before.

Well  that is all for this week. please check back next time for more info.

                                                                   BYE