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Keeping the Elderly Safe Online
David Brookins Katherine Galang
Earron Twitty CSCE 590
2009 = 12.9% of U.S. population 2030 = 19% of U.S. population
Seniors Living in the US
Create a framework for keeping the elderly safe online
Raising their awareness of threats and arming them with the knowledge of how to respond to them
Description of the Project
Basis of this training program is based off of research from Carnegie Mellon.◦ Idea is to present current threats, risks, scams,
and other dangers in a way that is simple and easy for the elderly to pick up and retain
◦ Use of visuals and the demonstration of parallels to concepts that they are already familiar with to attain and retain information
Background
Non-Paid Volunteer program Would range from college students to
professionals, to company wide initiatives
Volunteer and Outreach Efforts
Each would be required to attend one or more training sessions that will instruct them on current
Assigned to 1 of 3 different teams based on their skill set◦ Advertising◦ Content ◦ Tech team
Volunteer and Outreach Effots
Companies would be in support of the program and donate funds
Companies could provide incentives for the senior citizens who complete the sessions
Partner with companies who have a strong senior based such as AARP
Partnership/Sponsorship
Help desk style program◦ Various ways of contact◦ Preferably face to face so that the user could be
walked through the procedures Several courses and sessions for the seniors
to attend in the topic of security
Program Description
1st session◦ Seniors will take a short proficiency test to help
best cater to their experience level◦ Custom training session will be designed for them
2nd session
◦ Overview of the computer and other devices◦ Assessment at the end of course
Sessions
3rd session◦ Main security course◦ Description of threats, vulnerabilities and threats
4th session◦ Defense course◦ Installation of antivirus software◦ Information security(sensitive information,
passwords, etc.)
5th session◦ Observation of Internet navigation◦ Assessment against various internet attacks
Device that will help seniors navigate the internet and apps (essentially a tablet)◦ User interface would be designed for the elderly
demographic Application to alter device’s GUI
◦ Alert user if entering a scam website◦ Antivirus updates◦ Alert to pop up to ensure that website is safe or
email recipient is legitimate before entering sensitive data
New Technologies
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