AT&T
- AT&T Aspire is a campaign to help more students graduate from high school ready for careers and college and to ensure the country is better prepared to meet global competition.
- Digital You, created in collaboration with Common Sense Media, can help you with privacy, safety and security as you connect online, whether you’re getting your first device, your child is starting to explore the internet or you rely on your smartphone for everything from paying the bills to taking photographs.
- AT&T Smart Controls is a comprehensive parental control package that allows you to control what children can do and view online.
- Facebook’s Help Center can help you learn how to use Facebook, manage your account and learn about privacy and safety.
- Facebook Security helps you protect your account and the information you share.
- The Family Safety Center shares resources for parents, teachers, teens and law enforcement to help start the conversation about online safety.
- Report Something can help you report inappropriate or abusive content, fraudulent accounts, spam, malicious apps and more on Facebook.
- Can’t Sign in to Your Google Account can help you if you are having trouble accessing your account.
- Gmail Help has resources and advice for managing your Gmail account, reading and organizing emails, optimizing your settings and fixing a problem.
- The Google Official Blog‘s security posts provide insights from Google employees into online safety with their products, technology and Google culture. The blog also offers helpful suggestions on how to make the most of your online experiences.
- The Google Safety Center helps consumers make safety choices that fit their families.
Intel
- Tools for Student-Centered Learning has free education resources.
- The SheWill Connect program empowers girls and women around the world by fostering equal economic and educational opportunities to connect and innovate with technology.
Microsoft
- The Microsoft Secure Blog offers guidance on how to better protect your devices from threats such as malware, viruses and spyware. It gives information about identity theft, spam and phishing attacks and alerts readers when Microsoft issues security updates.
- The Safety and Security Center offers tools and resources to help you keep your family, yourself and your connected devices protected.
- The Trust Center is a resource for learning how Microsoft implements and supports security, privacy, compliance and transparency in its cloud products and services. It provides in-depth information and resources about security, privacy and more.
SANS Securing the Human
- OUCH! is a free security awareness newsletter designed for everyone – published every month and in multiple languages. Each issue focuses on and explains a specific topic and shares actionable steps people can take to protect themselves, their families and their organizations.
Securing Our eCity Foundation
(SOeC)
SOeC, an
initiative of ESET, works to
secure our digital cities with
cybersecurity awareness,
education and preparation of the
greater San Diego region. SOeC
provides community programs and
online safety resources.
Symantec
- The Family Resource Center provides online safety information for children and teens so you can educate and protect your family.
- Norton Family parental control software is a subscription program that plugs you into your child’s online life. This program gives you information such as what sites your kids visit, how long they are online, who they’re talking to and what information they’re sharing with others.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
DHS has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face. DHS co-leads National Cyber Security Awareness Month with NCSA.
AARP Fraud Watch Network
The AARP Fraud Watch Network
provides online safety and
identity resources, help for
victims of fraud or scams,
watchdog alerts, cybersecurity
quizzes, videos and more.
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
The APWG is the global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing and email spoofing of all types. Its website includes ways to report phishing, resources and news.
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
The BBB works to promote an
ethical marketplace where buyers
and sellers trust each other.
Center for Democracy and
Technology (CDT)
CDT works to promote democratic
values and constitutional
liberties in the digital age.
With expertise in law,
technology and policy, CDT seeks
practical solutions to enhance
free expression and privacy in
global communications
technologies.
Computer Science Online
Information and resources for
high school students who are
interested in pursuing a degree
in computer science.
ConnectSafely
ConnectSafely has basic
guidelines for teens and parents
about cyberbullying, sexting,
social networking and more.
Consumer Action
Through multilingual financial
education materials, community
outreach, and issue-focused
advocacy, Consumer Action
empowers underrepresented
consumers nationwide to assert
their rights in the marketplace
and financially prosper.
Control With Cable
Control With Cable is an
initiative of the cable industry
to educate parents about online
safety and appropriate use of
the internet by their children.
Control With Cable’s “Control,
Education, Choice” guidebook
teaches parents how to keep
their family safer online.
Cyberbullying Research Center
The Cyberbullying Research
Center provides advice for
victims of cyberbullying,
research, information on laws,
presentations and more.
CyberDegrees.org
CyberDegrees.org provides a
comprehensive directory of
colleges and universities
offering cybersecurity degrees
and a wealth of information on
cybersecurity career paths,
security clearances,
professional security
certifications, free online
security courses and more.
eBay
Here are
resources from popular ecommerce
site eBay that cab help you
manage your eBay account’s
security and privacy.
- How to Report Inappropriate Buying and Selling
- Managing Unwanted Email
- Security Center
- What to Do If You Suspect Account Theft
Enough is Enough
Enough is Enough is a
nonpartisan nonprofit
organization that works to make
the internet safer for children
and families. Enough is Enough
focuses specifically on online
pornography, child pornography,
child stalking and sexual
predation.
Entertainment Software Rating
Board (ESRB)
ESRB is a nonprofit
self-regulatory body that
assigns age and content ratings
for video games and mobile apps
so parents can make informed
choices. As part of its
self-regulatory role for the
video game industry the ESRB
also enforces industry-adopted
advertising guidelines and helps
ensure responsible online
privacy practices under its
Privacy Online program.
Family Online Safety Institute
(FOSI)
FOSI
works to make the online world
safer for kids and their
families through enlightened
public policy, industry best
practice and good digital
parenting.
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Consumer
Complaint Center
The Consumer Help Center helps
you get the best value from your
telephone, TV and internet
service, file a complaint or
learn about the FCC’s consumer
protection regulations.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The FTC works to protect
America’s consumers by
preventing anticompetitive,
deceptive and unfair business
practices and enhancing informed
consumer choice and public
understanding.
- FTC Complaint Assistant helps you file a complaint, whether you’re reporting identity theft, a scam, unwanted messages, credit and debt issues or another concern.
- IdentityTheft.gov can help you report and recover from identity theft.
- Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online offers free resources about kids’ online safety and resources for teaching people in your community about these issues.
- OnGuardOnline shares free online security tips and resources you can use and share with friends, family, coworkers and community members.
- YouAreHere is a site owned and operated by the FTC. Set in a virtual mall, it provides a series of interactive games concerning advertising targeted at kids and how they can determine which ads are misleading.
Financial Fraud Enforcement Task
Force
The
Financial Fraud Enforcement Task
Force was established in
November 2009 to wage aggressive
and coordinated investigations
and prosecutions of financial
frauds and maximize the ability
both to recover the proceeds of
these frauds and to obtain just
and effective punishment of
those who commit them.
Fraud.org
Fraud.org is a project of the
National Consumers League that
allows consumers to file
complaints and access
information on new and classic
scams, prevention tips, alerts
and more.
Generation YES
Generation YES programs teach
and empower students to solve
technology problems in their
schools and communities. The
site’s K-12 education resources
include white papers, how-to
guides, research summaries,
handouts, slideshows and videos.
GetNetWise
This
site is a useful source for
families to learn how to protect
themselves from online danger
and create the safest online
experience possible. The
glossary and kid sites are great
resources for parents teaching
their children about the
internet.
How Advertisers Use Internet
Cookies to Track You
It’s rarely a coincidence when
you see online ads for products
that match your interests. The
Wall Street Journal explains how
advertisers use cookies to track
your online habits.
Identity Theft Resource Center
(ITRC)
The ITRC
is a nonprofit, nationally
respected organization dedicated
exclusively to the understanding
and prevention of identity
theft. The ITRC provides victim
and consumer support and public
education. The ITRC also advises
governmental agencies,
legislators, law enforcement and
businesses about the evolving
and growing problem of identity
theft.
iKeepSafe
The
iKeepSafe Coalition seeks to
give parents, educators, and
policymakers the information and
tools which power them to teach
children the safe and healthy
use of technology and the
internet.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The IRS is the United States’
tax collection agency and
administers the Internal Revenue
Code enacted by Congress.
- Identity Protection: Prevention, Detection and Victim Assistance
- Protecting Your Social Security Number
- Report Phishing and Online Scams
Internet Crime Complaint Center
(IC3)
The
mission of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s IC3 is to serve
as a vehicle to receive, develop
and refer criminal complaints
regarding the rapidly expanding
arena of cybercrime.
Internet Education Foundation
The Internet Education
Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization
supported by public interest
groups, corporations and
associations representative of
the diversity of the internet
community. The foundation works
to promote the Internet as a
valuable communications medium
while also educating the public
about its challenges.
JustAskGemalto.com
JustAskGemalto.com is run by
Gemalto, a company that provides
products and services for
telecommunications, financial
services, e-government, identity
and access management,
multimedia content, digital
rights management, IT security
and many other applications.
JustAskGemalto.com is devoted to
answering questions about
digital services and security
technologies and provides the
latest technology news, how-to
videos and links to related
sites.
Lock Down Your Login
Follow these six simple steps to
gain peace of mind and more
control over your online
security.
McAfee
- McAfee Mobile Security has a free mobile security app and resources to protect your mobile devices.
- McAfee Blog Central provides blog posts and resources on online safety and security for consumers and businesses.
National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children (NCMEC)
NCMEC is a nonprofit whose
mission is to help find missing
children, reduce child sexual
exploitation and prevent child
victimization.
- CyberTipline provides the public and electronic service providers with the ability to report instances of online enticement of children for sexual acts, extra-familial sexual molestation, child pornography, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names and misleading words or digital images on the internet.
National Center for Victims of
Crime
The
National Center for Victims of
Crime is a nonprofit
organization that advocates for
victims’ rights, trains
professionals who work with
victims and serves as a trusted
source of information on
victims’ issues. It is one of
the nation’s leading victim
advocacy organizations. The
National Center’s website
provides a broad range of
information on a variety of
victim topics.
National Crime Prevention
Council (NCPC)
NCPC’s mission is to be the
nation’s leader in helping
people keep themselves, their
families and their communities
safe from crime. To achieve
this, NCPC produces tools that
communities can use to learn
crime prevention strategies,
engage community members and
coordinate with local agencies.
NetFamilyNews.org
Net Family News is a blog
written by Anne Collier that
provides advice for parents
about how to keep their kids
safe online.
NetSmartz
NetSmartz Workshop is an
interactive, educational program
of the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children®
(NCMEC) that provides
age-appropriate resources to
help teach children how to be
safer on- and offline. The
program is designed for children
ages 5-17, parents and
guardians, educators and law
enforcement officials. With
resources such as videos, games,
activity cards and
presentations, NetSmartz
entertains while it educates.
Office of the Inspector General
(OIG): Report Fraud, Waste or
Abuse
The Social
Security Administration’s OIG
takes reports of alleged fraud,
waste or abuse.
Office for Victims of Crime
Directory of Crime Victim
Services
Find
crime victim services in three
easy steps: selecting an area,
targeting your search and
selecting a subcategory of crime
or service.
OnlineSchools.org –
Understanding Bullying and
Cyberbullying
Whether it’s overtly aggressive
or not, bullying is detrimental
to students of all ages. The
various forms that bullying can
take — verbal, social, physical,
and cyber — present different
challenges, but all are
ultimately harmful. Learn more
about common forms of bullying,
victims and effects of bullying
and how to prevent
cyberbullying.
PayPal
PayPal shares
resources and tips to help you
manage your account and its
security.
Savvy Cyber Kids
The mission of Savvy Cyber Kids,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, is to teach kids
safety before they go online.
Using traditional learning
tools, such as children’s
picture books, Savvy Cyber Kids
focuses on preparing children to
be more cautious online. Savvy
Cyber Kids focuses on engraining
security awareness and ethics
into the minds of preschool aged
children. Targeting children at
the preschool level will enable
appropriate decision making to
be second nature for kids as
they grow surrounded by a world
filled with interactive
technology.
Silent Circle
Silent Circle, founded by some
of the best minds in mobile
technology, encryption, security
and privacy, keeps conversations
between employees, customers and
partners private.
- The Power of Privacy is a documentary in which journalist Aleks Krotoski travels the world to explore the challenges of digital privacy in the 21st century and to discover how we can take back control of our personal and professional lives.
The Simple Dollar: Protecting
Against Credit Card Fraud
Personal finance site The Simple
Dollar’s resource on credit card
fraud discusses how thieves get
and use victims’ information
when committing credit card
fraud, how to protect yourself
from credit card fraud and what
to do if you become a victim.
STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™
STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ is the
global online safety awareness
campaign to help all digital
citizens stay safer and more
secure online. The message was
created by an unprecedented
coalition of private companies,
non-profits and government
organizations with leadership
provided by the National
Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and
the APWG. The
campaign was launched in October
of 2010 by the STOP. THINK.
CONNECT. Messaging Convention in
partnership with the U.S.
government, including the White
House. NCSA, in partnership with
the APWG, continue to lead the
campaign. The Department of
Homeland Security leads the
federal engagement in the
campaign.
Turn It On: The Ultimate Guide
to Two-Factor Authentication
(2FA)
Turn It On
is a free resource with the goal
of bringing awareness to the
benefits of 2FA. This site
provides an explanation of 2FA
and how it protects online
accounts from compromise as well
as a directory of step-by-step
tutorials on enabling the
security feature on 100s of top
websites.
Twitter
Stay safe
and in control of your Twitter
experience with these resources.
- My Account Has Been Hacked has steps to take if you’re unable to log in to your Twitter account.
- Twitter Safety & Security shares information on Twitter’s safety philosophy and helps you understand your settings and how to manage your experience on Twitter, handle issues online and access other useful resources.
Two Factor Auth
Two Factor Auth is a list of
websites and whether or not they
support 2FA.
Understanding Cyberbullying in
College
College
cyberbullying can make simply
leaving the dorm a nightmare.
Understanding what it is and
what drives bullies to do what
they do can go a long way toward
helping students figure out how
to curtail the problem.
U.S. Computer Emergency
Readiness Team (US-CERT)
US-CERT is the result of a
partnership between DHS and the
public and private sectors.
US-CERT provides a way for
citizens, businesses and other
institutions to communicate and
coordinate directly with the
U.S. government about cyber
security. This site is a useful
source of high-level
cybersecurity information.
- Security Tips shares advice for common security issues, including securing your voter registration data, dealing with cyberbullies, staying safer on social networking and email and protecting your mobile devices.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
The mission of DOJ is to enforce
the law and defend the interests
of the United States according
to the law; to ensure public
safety against threats foreign
and domestic; to provide federal
leadership in preventing and
controlling crime; to seek just
punishment for those guilty of
unlawful behavior; and to ensure
fair and impartial
administration of justice for
all Americans.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
The mission of the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service is to support
and protect the U.S. Postal
Service and its employees,
infrastructure and customers;
enforce the laws that defend the
nation’s mail system from
illegal or dangerous use; and
ensure public trust in the mail.
- File a Complaint allows consumers to report mail fraud or theft, identity theft and/or unsolicited sexually-oriented advertising.
WiredSafety
WiredSafety is the first online
safety, education and help group
in the world. Originating in
1995 as a group of volunteers
rating websites and helping
victims of cyber harassment, it
now provides one-to-one help,
resources and extensive
information, and education to
cyberspace users of all ages on
a myriad of internet and
interactive technology safety,
privacy and security issues.
World Privacy Forum
The World Privacy Forum is a
nonprofit, nonpartisan public
interest research group focused
on conducting in-depth research,
analysis and consumer education
in the area of data privacy. The
World Privacy Forum focuses on
pressing and emerging issues and
among one of the only
privacy-focused NGOs conducting
independent, original,
longitudinal research.
- Biometrics
- Health Privacy
- Medical Identity Theft
- Mobile Privacy
- Patient’s Guide to HIPAA: What is HIPAA and Why Should You Care?
Yahoo
Get resources
to help manage your Yahoo
account.
- Help Center provides tips for fixing problems with signing in to your account, changing or resetting your password, managing your account recovery methods, adding two-step verification and more.
- Recognize and Secure a Hacked Yahoo Mail Account shares important steps to take if your account has been compromised.
YouTube
Here are
resources to help you manage
your YouTube account and protect
yourself on the platform.
- Fix Hacked YouTube Account shares ways to tell if your account has been compromised and tips for protecting it.
- Flag Inappropriate Content allows users to report videos, comments, channels and/or playlists that may not be appropriate.
- Harassment and Cyberbullying discusses how to identify harassment and how to prevent and recover from mistreatment.