Online Grooming

Grooming is the sexual harassment of an adult person to a girl, a boy or a teenager through the internet. People who perform grooming are called groomers or stalkers.Here an example of what grooming is. Check the following video.How does the stalker act?The stalker usually creates a false profile on social networks, applications, multiplayer video games or other social media.Acts as a young person in order to build confidence and have a friendly...

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Be careful with your kids and teenagers

 Sextortion can start on any site, app, messaging platform, or game where people meet and communicate. In some cases, the first contact from the criminal will be a threat. The person may claim to already have a revealing picture or video of a child that will be shared if the victim does not send more pictures. More often, however, this crime starts when young people believe they are communicating with someone their own age who is interested...

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Characteristics of digital identity

 Digital identity has a series of characteristics that have been identified to better define its concept and understand its: Social: It is created by browsing social networks based on the identity of another person without even verifying that that identity is real.Subjective: depends on how other users perceive this person through the information they create themselves.Valuable: On different occasions companies investigate the information...

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Identity theft

To prevent identity theft, follow these key measures:      Use Strong Passwords:·       Create complex, unique passwords for each online account.·       Use a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols.·       Avoid easily guessable information like birthdays or names.Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA):·      ...

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Hot on your trail

Does what you do online always stay online? You share online leaves a digital footprint or "trail." Depending on how they manage it, this trail can be big or small, and harmful or helpful.Digital footprints are a trail of places that you have visited on the internet and the activities and games you have taken part in.You leave a tiny digital marker or footprint behind each time you:Visit...

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Don’t take the bait (PHISHING)

Phishing is a cyberthreat in which scammers try to lure sensitive information or data from you by disguising themselves as a trustworthy source. They do this using a variety of communication methods, including email, text messages, phone calls, and more. No matter which method scammers use, they want your personal information so that they can use it to access your bank accounts or credit car...

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Are you really who you claim to be?

As the world becomes globalized, is important to advance with it to remain actualized to it. then comes the meaning of digital identity. Without a way to verify identities, the digital world is vulnerable to becoming a place where cybernetic criminals reign, personal information and corporate confidential docs and information can be stolen, in the worse case people can be victim of phishi...

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