Understanding information and cyber security

est. 45 mins

💡 After this training:

The learner is able to identify the most typical cyber and information security threats.
The learner is able to recognize when information security has been breached and knows what to do.

👀 How to coordinate this training:

1. Form a pair or a small group and discuss	Write the answers to the questions in Word in groups, pairs or independently. Let's go through the answers together. What types of online scams can you find on news sites? Have you, an acquaintance or a friend been the victim of an online scam? What should we do if we find a scam or if we think we or people close to us have been scammed? Share your experiences in a group, and let's discuss.
2. Find out cases from real life	You can find the right page, scam site, and scam message examples in advance. You can also use an image search to see examples of scam sites and compare them with real sites. You can go through these images, compare them, and discuss how to find out whether they are real or scams. Tips: Find information in your country's own context. For example: Scam messages in Traficom's name, available in Finnish (Traficom) How to recognize a digital scam (Consumers’ Union of Finland)
3. Alternative way	Learners can independently search for scam sites online. Let's identify together whether the page is real or a scam.

Materials needed:

Computer 💻

Searching for information on current scam trends for examples

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video language 🇫🇮

Videos 🇫🇮 Playlist Digiturma vai Digiturva (DVV)

Hetken miettiminen ratkaisee, menetkö kohti digiturmaa vai digiturvaa. Digi- ja väestötietoviraston videosarja tarjoaa keinoja arjen digiturvan parantamiseen.

subtitle 🇬🇧 Digital threat or digital security

A Digital Bane or a Digital Boon?

A moment's thought determines whether you are going towards a digital bane or a digital boon. The Finnish Digital Agency's video series provides you with the means to improve your everyday digital security.

Materials in English 🇬🇧

PDF Material 🇬🇧 How to recognize a digital scam (Consumers’ Union of Finland)
Presentation Slides and Notes for Presentation 🇬🇧 Safe online shopping (Digidel)
E-commerce has increased sharply in recent years. Here you learn both about online shopping, and also how to do it in a safe way. Please note that some contexts are based in Norway, but you can use slides and notes to get some tips on demonstrating and explaining this topic.

Materials in Finnish 🇫🇮

Video 🇫🇮 Huijaukset – Kuluttajaliitto
Video 🇫🇮 Pidempi parempi (Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom)
Plain language material 🇫🇮 Tervetuloa digitaloon! (KVS Foundation)
Course with questions 🇫🇮 Digitreenien peruskurssi: Yksityisyys ja huijaukset (Yle Oppiminen)
Website link 🇬🇧🇫🇮 🇸🇪 Instructions and manuals for private individuals (Traficom)

Materials in Estonian 🇪🇪

Video 🇪🇪 with English subtitles 🇬🇧 Ole valmis - küberturvalisus (eng) Päästeamet / Estonian Rescue Services Agency
Video 🇪🇪 with English subtitles 🇬🇧 Ole valmis - infosõja ABC (eng) Päästeamet / Estonian Rescue Services Agency

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