This YouTube video #2 from Symantec Education provides a very nice discussion of botnets as well as how to keep your computer safe.
Type of Material:
Presentation
Recommended Uses:
In class or homework
Technical Requirements:
Web Browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To describe how botnets work, the harm that they can do, as well as methods to employ to keep one’s computer safe.
Target Student Population:
Accounting Information Systems, Forensic accounting, Basic computer security courses
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The author provides the audience with a practitioner’s perspective on computer security. The video is creative, humorous, and straight to the point. The information is expressed in a way that will likely have the listener retain the information, as opposed to merely reading about it. The message is short but powerful.
Concerns:
Presentation needs to add interactivity features with audience.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Much information is included in a short time frame. It identifies what botnets are, the harm that can be done, and how to protect one’s computer from them. Teachers and students could learn a lot in a short time.
Concerns:
None.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The presentation was entertaining, very engaging, and easy to use. Design quality is outstanding.
Concerns:
Presentation lacks interactivity with audience.
Other Issues and Comments:
The ease of use and brevity makes this short video relevant to classroom or presentation settings.
Creative Commons:
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