Learn what can happen when you post something to social media and who can access it and your personal information.

Watch this video from The World Almanac for Kids about using passwords. One vital way to keep intruders out of a personal computer is to safeguard passwords. Passwords should be at least 8 characters long and should include letters, symbols, and numbers. (If you're at home, you'll need your school's INFOhio username/password. If you don't know it, find it on INFOhio's Get Password page).

Learn how to keep your digital life safe, spot cyber scams, understand the basics of coding, and defend against cyber attacks with the NOVA Cybersecurity Lab.

In this online lab, you will complete a series of cybersecurity challenges to defend your company against some sophisticated cyber attacks.

Whenever we go online—to shop, chat with our friends, or do anything else—we put ourselves at risk of cybercrime. NOVA has teamed up with cybersecurity experts to create the Cybersecurity Lab, a game in which players will discover how they can keep their digital lives safe and develop an understanding of cyber threats and defenses.

Discussion on ways to protect the security, integrity, and availability of computer systems and data against threats.

Spyware has the ability to gather information from a personal computer. This "malware" or malicious software is often introduced through downloading free ware or sharing programs. (If you're at home, you'll need your school's INFOhio username/password. If you don't know it, find it on INFOhio's Get Password page.)