Cyber Safety

How STRONG is your #&*! Password?!

How I'd Hack Your Weak Password offers tips on how to make your password stronger. If you are using any of these top 10 commonly used passwords, stop now!

1. Your partner, child, or pet's name, possibly followed by a 0 or 1 (because they're always making you use a number, aren't they?)
2. The last 4 digits of your social security number.
3. 123 or 1234 or 123456.
4. "password"
5. Your city, or college, football team name.
6. Date of birth – yours, your partner's or your child's.
7. "god"
8. "letmein"
9. "money"
10. "love"

see the 500 Worst Passwords

Location Location Location

Please Rob Me raises awareness on the perils of location-awareness apps like Twitter, Google Buzz, and Facebook. They say that...

The danger is publicly telling people where you are. This is because it leaves one place you're definitely not... home.

Cyber Safety in the Classroom

These websites have a lot of good info for K-12 teachers, including games, research, and lesson plans on media violence, privacy, copyright, security, and more:

Media Awareness Network, a Canadian non-profit organization
Stay Safe Online from the National Cyber Security Alliance