National Media and Infocommunications Authority

Phishing is a form of internet fraud by which fraudsters try to get personal data, raise money or infect the unsuspected user’s computer with a virus. Their misleading intention can easily be unveiled if we know what to look for.

The Fundamental Law, the Civil and the Criminal Code and the Act on Informational Self-Determination all protect your personal data. This is important to remember, given that even the sharing of a photo may represent a breach of the law if it is done without your consent.

First and foremost, a secure password is actually kept confidential, without anybody other than its user knowing it.

Offline bullying includes, for example, bullying, teasing and name-calling at school, while online bullying, or cyberbullying, takes place on the internet, through computers and mobile phones.

Sexting is when someone sends erotic photos/videos taken of himself/herself or sexually explicit text messages to a friend or acquaintance by mobile phone or over the internet.

You can make conscious decisions to protect your sensitive data online. Financial transactions should only be conducted on websites starting with https and only such sites should be trusted with your personal information.

Sometimes you cannot be sure whether the person you interact with over the internet is really who he/she is claiming to be.

Two-factor authentication is much more secure than mere password authentication and can now be set up for almost anything.

Creating a fake profile means registering with a name other than one’s own by misusing someone else’s identity or using a fictitious person’s identity.

Cyberbullying means online intimidation and/or harassment. It has many forms, but what is common in all of them is that they are committed with malicious intent over the internet using computers or mobile devices.