FBI-created games help kids develop good cyber security habits

>> TOUGH DECISION.

>>> WITH MANY SCHOOLS HEAVILY

INVOLVED IN ONLINE CLASSES, OUR

CHILDREN ARE SPENDING MORE TIME

ONLINE AND POSSIBLY MORE THAN

EVER BEFORE, HOW AN FBI PROGRAM

TEACHES YOUR CHILDREN THE

DANGERS ON THE INTERNET BEFORE

THEY CAN BECOME VICTIMS.

>> Reporter: THE INTERNET IS

HELPING MAKE SCHOOL A REALITY

THIS YEAR, BUT ON THE VERY

SITES USED TO LEARN AND POPULAR

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, THE FBI

SAYS BAD PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INNOCENT KIDS.

>> WHAT WE DON'T WANT THEM TO

DO IS NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE

INTERNET WORKS.

>> Reporter: THE FBI'S SAFER

ONLINE PROGRAM TEACHES STUDENTS

TO SPOT SCAMS, PROTECT

PASSWORDS, REPORT CORRUPT

LINKS, AND AVOID PREDATORS.

>> THESE PREDATORS PRETEND TO

BE ANOTHER CHILD, IT IS ALMOST

LIKE A GROOMING PROCESS, THEN

IT MAY PROGRESS TO SOMETHING

LIKE ASKING FOR INAPPROPRIATE

FILTERS.

>> Reporter: GIVING OUT

PERSONAL INFORMATION LIKE

BANKING NUMBERS AND PHOTOS HAS

LONG-LASTING CONSEQUENCES.

>> YOU CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING OFF

THE INTERNET.

>> Reporter: MULTIPLE-CHOICE

QUESTIONS AND GAMES CHALLENGE

STUDENTS IN THIRD THROUGH

EIGHTH GRADE TO UNDERSTAND

TERMS LIKE MALWARE, SPAM, EVEN

WITH THIS TRAINING, PARENTS

PLAY A BIG ROLE.

>> TO SPOT CHECKS ON THEIR

SOCIAL MEDIA, MAKE THEM TELL

YOU IF THEY HAVE MET THAT

PERSON IN REAL LIFE, IT IS VERY

EASY TO PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE

ELSE ON THE INTERNET.

>> Reporter: SCAMMERS ARE

TYPICALLY AFTER MONEY, THEY

WILL GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GET

WHAT THEY WANTED.

>> BAD GUYS ARE TRYING TO FIND

WAYS TO CHANGE THEIR GAME JUST

A LITTLE BIT SO MAYBE YOU WILL

FALL FOR THAT NEXT SCHEME.

>> Reporter: THE FBI SAYS NO

MATTER HOW OLD YOU ARE, ALWAYS

THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU CLICK

SEND, OR REPLY.

>> THE FBI SAYS MORE THAN 1

MILLION STUDENTS COMPLETED THE

SAFE ONLINE SURFING PROGRAM

LAST YEAR, SINCE 2012, THE

WEBSITE HAS BEEN VISITED 3.6