Also known as electronic safety. Refers to the importance of being aware of threats when using technology.

Connecting to others using the internet.

Protecting yourself when using something that could be harmful or dangerous to you.

A program that will detect, protect and fix your computer if it has viruses.

Bullying that takes place over the internet or through mobile phone communication

Computer software that secretly records information about the way you use your computer

A type of security that protects a computer from harmful outside connections.

A 24 hour counselling service for children to help and advise on a range of issues.

The use of science to invent useful things or to solve problems.

Electronic Mail: A method of sending digital messages from one person to another person.

This is process of copying/transferring data from one computer to another.

A program that copies itself and spreads to other computers through networks.

Software that pretends to be something fun or useful, so the user downloads it, but actually provides authorized access to the user's computer.

A system of computers and other devices that are connected to each other.

When all the keys you press on your keyboard is recorded and sent back to somebody like a hacker.

The Internet is a large network of interconnected computers that communicate with each other

This is a document or picture attached to an email that can be opened by the recipient of the email. The attach icon is a paperclip.

This is an online log or diary which can be updated regularly. A blog can be about a person's interests such as music, cooking or hobbies.

A browser is a piece of software that allows you to view Internet pages. Examples of browsers are Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox

As the name suggests this is a virtual room online where people can join in and contribute to conversations. People normally use aliases (not their real name) when they are in a chat room.

This is the process of removing unwanted data from a search.

a forum is an online community where people come together and discuss a range of topics.

A combination of letters, numbers and symbols that make up a code that will allow a user to log into their computer or log on to a website

a piece of program code that spreads by attaching to files and copies itself. It can destroy data

A person who tries to gain illegal access to information stored on other people's computers

a constant danger to an asset

the malicious attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details in an electronic communication (email)

Unwanted email advertisements, the Internet equivalent of junk mail.

A piece of information stored on a user's computer by a Web Browser when the user visits a website for the first time.

the stuff we leave behind as we use the browse the internet

law to prevent people from copying materials from other people

used to refer to the world of the Internet, more specifically the World Wide Web.

logical fault in a computer program which causes it to malfunction

to take advantage of a weakness in a computer system

Short for World Wide Web. The system we use to access documents & resources on the internet

A network of computers located at geographically separate sites (the internet is an example)

network that operates within a small geographic area (building, office, department)

A piece of software used to view web sites. Google Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge

A website that provides a search engine for finding information on the internet. Bing, Yahoo, Ask, DuchDuckGo

a collection of computers all interconnected

a unique code used to identify computers on a network

service that connects a domain name to an IP address

A collection of Internet communication protocols between two computers

Someone that provides access to the Internet and web hosting

To convert data from its original form into an unreadable form to make messages secure

Short for Uniform Resource Locator and is the global address of documents and other resources on the WWW (World Wide Web)

A malicious email usually sent to try and gather your sensitive information.

Finding weaknesses in a computer, system or network and taking advantage (exploiting) them.

A password that combines uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols making the password difficult to guess. Example: AB234$d

A password that is easy for someone to guess. Example: password1

mark the email as spam and do not click on any links

Make sure it is genuine, check with an adult and don't download anything if it is unrecognized

tell an adult and delete the messages. You can also block the person

mark them as spam or delete them