1. Dear Students,
The school holidays are just around the corner. When spending time online during the school holidays, you should be aware of good practices to keep you safe online.

2. Good online habits are important to keep our accounts and devices safe from cyber threats such as malware, spam, phishing, and hacking attacks.

3. Setting passwords that are too easy to
guess?
Are you setting passwords which are too easy to guess?

4. Set strong passwords … and change them regularly
Set strong passwords, such as those that contain a mix of numbers, letters, and symbols. A strong password will help to protect your account against hackers.

5. Fooled
by pop-up messages?
Are you fooled by pop-up messages?

6. Ignore or close suspicious pop-up messages
Ignore suspicious pop-up messages when surfing the web.

7. Clicking on suspicious attachments or links?
Or have you clicked on any suspicious attachments or links in messages?

8. Delete messages with suspicious attachments or links
Never open suspicious attachments or links as they could contain malware.

9. Sharing too much information publicly?
Or are you sharing too much information online?

10. Set appropriate privacy settings on social media
… be careful what personal info you share online
Set appropriate privacy settings on your social media accounts. This protects your personal information like your photos or location from strangers.

11. ARE YOU
CYBER SAFE?

12. CYBER WELLNESS FRAMEWORK
As responsible digital learners, it is important to practise the three Cyber Wellness Principles. They are:
Respect self and others
Be safe and responsible
Be a positive peer influence
CYBER WELLNESS
FRAMEWORK

13. GOOD ONLINE HABITS TO KEEP US SAFE
  The second principle, ‘Be Safe and Responsible’, reminds you to be aware of the risks of harmful online behaviours, and protect yourselves from dangers you may encounter online. The third principle, ‘Positive Peer Influence’, reminds you to be a role model of good online habits and look out for friends who may not be practising them. You can advise your friends using these tips:

14. Set strong passwords … and change them regularly
Set strong passwords, such as those that contain a mix of numbers, letters, and symbols. A strong password will help to protect your account against hackers.

15. Ignore or close suspicious pop-up messages
Ignore suspicious pop-up messages when surfing the web.

16. Delete messages with suspicious attachments or links
Never open suspicious attachments or links as they could contain malware.

17. Set appropriate privacy settings on social media
… be careful what personal info you share online
Set appropriate privacy settings on your social media accounts. This protects your personal information like your photos or location from strangers.

18. ONLINE HABITS To protect against cyberthreats Set strong passwords
Here is a summary of the tips.
Ignore pop-up messages
Never open suspicious links or attachments
Set appropriate privacy settings on social media

19. “GOOD ONLINE HABITS KEEP US SAFE”
Remember: Good online habits keep us safe! Have a restful break and happy holidays!

20. For more info, visit: ictconnection. moe. edu
For more info, visit: ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/ for-students or
tinyurl.com/m8jnadw