EFE learning modules / Online Safety & Identifying Scams

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Scenario Context

"Maya is worried about a strange email she received and asks her friend Alex, who works in cybersecurity, for help at a coffee shop."

Speakers

Alex

An IT security specialist who is very knowledgeable about digital privacy and common internet threats.

Maya

A regular internet user who wants to learn how to protect her personal information from hackers.

The Dialogue

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Maya

Hey Alex, I'm glad we met today. I received a very strange email this morning.

Alex

Oh really? What did the email say, Maya?

Maya

It says my bank account has been and I need to verify my identity immediately.

Alex

Wait! Don't click any links in that email yet. Let me see it.

Maya

Here it is. It looks very official, don't you think?

Alex

Actually, this is a textbook example of a attempt.

Maya

? I've heard that word before, but what does it mean exactly?

Alex

It is a type of where hackers pretend to be a trusted organization to steal your data.

Maya

But look, it has the bank's logo and everything.

Alex

Logo or not, look at the sender's address. It ends in 'support-security-check.com' instead of the bank's name.

Maya

I didn't even notice that. I almost clicked the 'Verify Now' button.

Alex

If you had clicked it, you might have accidentally downloaded onto your phone.

Maya

Is the same as a computer virus?

Alex

Yes, it's a broad term for any harmful software designed to damage or gain access to your system.

Maya

That's terrifying. I have all my banking and personal photos on this phone.

Alex

This is why you need to be very careful about your .

Maya

What is a ? Is it just my search history?

Alex

It's more than that. it's the trail of data you leave behind whenever you use the internet.

Maya

So, how can I reduce that trail or keep it safe?

Alex

The first step is to review your on all your social media accounts.

Maya

I usually just leave them on the default settings.

Alex

That's risky because default settings often allow too much public access to your info.

Maya

I will change them to 'private' right now. What else should I do?

Alex

Do you use the same password for all your accounts?

Maya

I'm guilty of that. It's so hard to remember different passwords.

Alex

You should definitely use a password manager and enable .

Maya

? Is that the code they text to my phone?

Alex

Exactly. Even if a hacker steals your password, they can't get in without that second code.

Maya

That sounds like a much better way to protect my login .

Alex

It really is. Also, make sure you only enter data on websites that use .

Maya

How can I tell if a website is using ?

Alex

Look for the little padlock icon next to the URL in your browser.

Maya

I see it! It also says 'https' instead of just 'http'.

Alex

Perfect. The 's' stands for 'secure.' It means the data sent is scrambled so others can't read it.

Maya

I feel so much better now. I was about to fall for a huge .

Alex

Don't feel bad. These emails are becoming very sophisticated.

Maya

I'll be much more of urgent emails from now on.

Alex

That's the right attitude. If it looks urgent and asks for data, it's likely a trap.

Maya

Thanks for the lesson, Alex. I owe you a coffee!

Alex

You're welcome! Stay safe out there in the digital world.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

10 Terms

Phishing

/ፊሺንግ/

የማታለል መልእክት

The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies to induce individuals to reveal personal information.

ግለሰቦች የግል መረጃቸውን እንዲሰጡ ለማድረግ ታዋቂ ኩባንያዎችን በመምሰል የሚላክ የማጭበርበሪያ ኢሜይል

Malware

/ማልዌር/

ጎጂ ሶፍትዌር

Software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

የኮምፒውተርን ስርዓት ለማስተጓጎል፣ ለመጉዳት ወይም ያለፈቃድ ለመግባት ተብሎ የተሰራ ጎጂ ሶፍትዌር

Digital Footprint

/ዲጂታል ፉትፕሪንት/

ዲጂታል አሻራ

The information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online activity.

አንድ ሰው በኢንተርኔት ላይ በሚያደርገው እንቅስቃሴ ምክንያት የሚተውት የመረጃ ታሪክ

Privacy Settings

/ፕራይቨሲ ሴቲንግስ/

የግል ደህንነት ማስተካከያዎች

Controls available on social networking and other websites which let you decide who can see your information.

በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ እና ሌሎች ድረ-ገጾች ላይ መረጃችንን ማን ማየት እንዳለበት ለመወሰን የምንጠቀምባቸው መቆጣጠሪያዎች

Two-Factor Authentication

/ቱ ፋክተር ኦተንቲኬሽን/

ባለሁለት ደረጃ ማረጋገጫ

A security process in which users provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves.

ተጠቃሚዎች ማንነታቸውን ለማረጋገጥ ሁለት የተለያዩ የመለያ ዘዴዎችን የሚጠቀሙበት የደህንነት ሂደት

Encryption

/ኢንክሪፕሽን/

የምስጠራ ዘዴ

The process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.

መረጃን ያለፈቃድ እንዳይነበብ ወደ ሚስጥራዊ ኮድ የመቀየር ሂደት

Credentials

/ክሬደንሻል/

የመለያ መረጃ

A person's authentication information, such as a username and password.

የአንድ ሰው መለያ መረጃ፣ ለምሳሌ የተጠቃሚ ስም እና የይለፍ ቃል

Suspicious

/ሰስፒሸስ/

አጠራጣሪ

Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.

በአንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር ላይ ጥርጣሬ ወይም አለማመን ሲኖር

Compromised

/ኮምፕሮማይዝድ/

የተጋለጠ / የተጎዳ

Made vulnerable or revealed to an unauthorized person, often used regarding accounts or security.

ለአደጋ የተጋለጠ ወይም ለሌላ ሰው አሳልፎ የተሰጠ (ብዙውን ጊዜ ስለ አካውንት ደህንነት ይነገራል)

Scam

/ስካም/

ማጭበርበሪያ

A dishonest scheme; a fraud.

ሰዎችን ለማታለል የሚደረግ ህገ-ወጥ ድርጊት ወይም የተንኮል ስራ