Lesson 11: Personal Protection and Data protection

 May 12th, 2021

The main objectives for this lesson were:

• Know and know how to apply the security measures that guarantee physical and mental integrity in the use of digital technology. 
• Know how to protect yourself on the Web. 
• Identify the factors to take into account to protect health from working with digital technology. 
• Learn cybersecurity by playing.

These are some questions we considered in class:

What does our mobile device contain? 

Did we invest enough time in device security? 

Are we aware of the vulnerability of the information? 

Where do we start? 

1. Control measures: 
1. Device access: Unlock code, facial recognition, visual pattern, fingerprint. 
2. Shared data: Bluetooth, manage location. 
3. Remote in case of theft or loss 
4. External memory 
2. The importance of security patches and updates: 
1. Malware: Malicious program that seeks to obtain personal data and money.
2. Antivirus and Malware Detection Tool. Backups:
3. Use an external disk. 
4. Through synchronized cloud storage (OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.). 
3. Configure the devices:Pautas y consejos: 
1. Information Security Office 
2. Spanish Agency for Data Protection

Protect yourself on the web 

• Recommendations: 
• Create profiles responsibly (protect information and personal data). 
• Participate in the network in a respectful way. 
• Periodically review the digital identity. 
• Browse the Internet more safely: 
• Clear history and cookies. 
• Sign off
• Configure and review browser privacy options 
• Do not connect to public Wi-Fi networks. 
• Use social networks with privacy: 
• Configure profiles protecting personal data. 
• Use proper passwords or do not disclose personal information of others. 
• Protect mobile devices: • Activate passwords. • Review the information accessed by apps and that transferred to third parties. • Turn off bluetooth or activate geolocation only when you need it. • Preserve email and messaging services from unwanted access: • Management of email accounts. • Do not open questionable emails. • Don't download images by default

Health and work with digital technology 

1. The fundamental aspects to take into account for good health at work are: 
1. The posture: To avoid headaches and minor back injuries that can be aggravated if the posture is prolonged over time. 
2. Furniture and other elements: Adjust the table, chair and properly arrange the workspace. 
3. Lighting and noise: Take care of lighting, avoid reflections on data display screens. Work in a noise-free space to avoid stress and mental fatigue. 
4. Attitude: Have a good attitude at work. 
2. Recommendations for the healthy use of the computer. Ergonomics
3. The job 
1. The dimensions of the table (Between 160 and 180 cm long). 
2. The customization and order of the workspace. 
3. The characteristics of the different equipment that we are going to use (size of the screens, connectivity of the devices, types of keyboards, etc.). 
4. Manual on ergonomic and psychosocial recommendations for work in offices of the UCM (2013) 
5. The wiring is conveniently collected, or hidden under gutters in order to avoid falls. 
6. Enough length. 
7. Sufficient number of light sockets available
4. Ergonomics and Lighting 
5. Attitude at work

We also talked about cyberbullying during this class through playing various games. Some of the games that we looked at were cyberscouts, criptopolis, hackers vs cybercook, cibersecutiry trivia, and many more! We can observe the different types of games below. 

Overall, this class was really helpful in order to learn more about personal protection and data protection. We also got to play a lot of games to understand more about cyberbullying which was really useful. This way, when we become teachers, we can utilise these games so they can learn about it as well. We can make lessons more interactive with games as the students will be more engaged. Hope you enjoyed!