Tech Tips and News for October 14, 2022

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It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month week 2! Right on cue is a warning for both the Android Play Store and Apple App Store of over 400 malicious apps, while the apps have been removed from both app stores, take a look at the list to make sure you haven't installed any of them on your device. If so, immediately remove them, and change your Facebook password. If any of your other online accounts share that password, change those too.

Did you find time to look at last week's lessons? How did you do? What did you think of them? Are they helpful? Did they waste your time? This week's theme is Watch Out for That Phish. Phishing emails are still the most common way networks and organizations are breached. This week's training will take you 2-3 minutes to complete and is worth the reminder to ALWAYS be on the lookout for suspicious email, no matter how realistic they look. When you are at your busiest and in a hurry is when it is most important to be on guard. Distractions are the most common reason that people fall for phishing emails. Check out the image at left for some quick reminders. Clicking on the link below it will display the full page version from the KnowB4 website. 

• KnowBe4 Interactive Training Module: Phishing-Don't Get Reeled In
• Credential Harvesting Attack - Would You Fall For It?
• These 400 malicious Android and iOS apps can hack your Facebook — delete them now
• Lessons From a Professional Password Cracker
• How Does the Reading List Tool Work in Chrome?
• 4 Googley Halloween Activities
• Why Our Voices Sound Different to Us Than to Others
• How to Create Green Screen Videos in Canva

KnowBe4 Interactive Training Module:  Phishing-Don't Get Reeled In

This quick training module is designed for use on a mobile device, such as your tablet, iPad or smartphone, but can also be used on a laptop. You'll learn tips for staying safe both at work and at home. There's a quiz at the end to test what you'v learned. If you feel like you need a refresher on identifying legit URLs from bogus ones, here's a study guide for that. How did you do? 

Credential Harvesting Attack - Would You Fall For It?

This roughly four-minute video shows a social engineering attack using pretexting. Pretexting is a form of social engineering where the attacker lies to obtain restricted information or access. The attacker uses social engineering to trick an unsuspecting user to enter their email login credentials into a fake website. Would you fall for it? 

These 400 malicious Android and iOS apps can hack your Facebook — delete them now

These 400 malicious Android and iOS apps can hack your Facebook — delete them now, from tom's Guide by Anthony Spadafora

Be sure to review the list in this article. If you've installed any of them on your Android or iPhone mobile device, delete them, then change your Facebook password right away. 

Lessons From a Professional Password Cracker

Lessons From a Professional Password Cracker, from The Markup by Julia Angwin

Sage advice from someone whose password was hacked. She has found some good processes for creating very strong passwords. 

How Does the Reading List Tool Work in Chrome?

Do you keep lots of tabs open in Chrome because you intend to read something later? Or do you bookmark them and can't find them later? The reading list in Chrome is designed to help you with that. Having lots of tabs open can slow down your computer. Bookmarks are designed for sites you need to quickly find long term, not for reading an article. Ron Houtman, Educational Technology Consultant at KISD, has created this quick demo video to help you use the Reading List to find and read those articles you run across, but don't have time to finish. 

4 Googley Halloween Activities

4 Googley Hallowen Activities, from Control Alt Achieve by Eric Curts

These activities come complete with teamplates you can use. 

Why Our Voices Sound Different to Us Than to Others

Why Our Voices Sound Diffrent to Us Than to Others, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne

The first time any of us record ourselves, whether it's a video presentation or just recording a voice over for a slide show, we are often surprised by how we sound. This may be your stumbling block when creating tutorials for your students, and it might be your students' reactions as well. Find out why.

How to Create Green Screen Videos in Canva

The best part? You don't even need a green screen! 😲 Think about how fun that is for a student's book report. Remember, Canva is free for educators. Your students will not be able to use Canva themselves, at this point. Keep in mind, though, if you do want to use Canva with your students, we can set up a district account to make it safe for them to do so.