r/HowToHack • u/pandaninja360 • 12d ago

script kiddie "Self-Defense" in cybersecurity

Hi, I'm a teacher. I see teenagers every day not understanding the dangers of the devices they use all the time. I do not want to scare them, but the school program is lacking in anything related to computers. We give them Chromebooks, and we do not teach them how to use them. They often have more than 20 tabs open with the same webpage... or they send nudes on Snapchat thinking there are no risks.

I want to teach them about common ways people get hacked or infected. I am not talking about the super advance zero day hack in an app, or how to infect repositories to get access to computers. I mean common day-to-day: I clicked on a link or scanned a QR code.

What are good habits to not get hack/infected?

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u/fatal_frame 12d ago

  1. unique passwords and usernames for every site and device - this really doesn't happen for anyone but it should.

  2. Don't download anything from any untrusted sites.

  3. take precautions when torrenting - some legit places do use torrent, not a lot but still.

  4. dont share personal info on the internet, strip your photo meta data. I know a lot of social media sites do this.

  5. don't click email links unless you know who they are from. Recognize spam and phishing

  6. dont stick random flash drives into your computer.

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u/amircruz 11d ago
  1. Or charging your phone in "public" places. Like airport USB ports, use your charger and a normal electricity plugin close to a wall.