[NCSA-discuss] windows cleanup following gratuitous download

[Liyun Yu]

If NC*SA could host some event like this for our kids,
I foresee that it going to both benefits the kids and their
family, as well as NC*SA and our local community.

There are many ways to deliver the idea.
To explore/motivate IT workers from the schools
and host a RTP wide event both helps reach the
goal.

I had a chat with Len at the TriInfoSecon conference
yesterday. I wish that we at NC*SA could host some
educational sessions such as short course, to help
those who can not afford going to the official training.
That will help our local SysAdmin and the IT worker
at elementary/middle schools.

To have a RTP wide event will need some sponsors.
We will have to organize a team to do so. However, I think
that to deliver the Information Security Idea directly to
the kids would be a great challenge to the IT professionals
as well as the NC*SA members. Why not try it.
A Bootcamp or One-Day Saturday event at the "StateFair ground"
might attract a lot of interesting parties and maybe caught the
attention from some nation wide speakers to come.
Again I think it is never too early to teach the kids on these
information security concepts and the correct ways to
get on the Internet. There are just so much we could do.

If NC*SA could organize a team like this, I would volunteer
my time and knowledge to support it.

Thanks,

Liyun Yu

Rob McCauley wrote:
>> Possibly better would be an NCSA webpage describing the
>> problem and the cures.
>
> We've detected that you are using Windows and/or Internet Explorer.  
> Stop it!
>
>> Offering to talk at schools
>> would probably not be well received either - the school's
>> computer staff might feel their turf encroached on and kids
>> might not be terribly interested in another talk by an adult
>> stanger on the perils of dope, viruses.... (I'm reminded of
>> a skit by Cheech and Chong).
>
> I actually think that schools would probably be the place to go.  I'm
> not too concerned if the staff feels like we'd be encroaching on their
> turf or not.  Our goal, if we took up this project, would be to help
> the kids, not take over someone's job.  An alternative might be to put
> together a program and offer it to schools to deliver themselves.
> Teach the staff to teach the kids, rather than teaching the kids
> directly.  Personally, I don't think I have the time to make the
> rounds at schools (though I'd certainly support any of the rest of you
> who want to do it), but might be able to make time to teach
> technically oriented people at schools about net safety and network
> security.  They have the experience presenting information in a way
> that kids are more likely to accept.  The technology teacher at my
> kids old school was lots of fun.  I might know more than he does on
> some subjects, but he'd present it *much* better than I could.
>
> Rob
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