OREANDA-NEWS. September 15, 2011. The Internet is not bad by itself, but do you really have sufficient knowledge of the dangers you are likely to face there and how to avoid them? Ukio bankas, in cooperation with Lithuania’s public libraries, contributes to the project ‘Libraries for Innovation’ and invites its clients to test their knowledge about careful behavior on the Internet by taking a test on secure Internet. This test is available on Ukio bankas website www.ub.lt by clicking on a special link on the homepage, reported the press-centre of Ukio bankas.

‘We offer a wide range of modern services to our clients, continually expand the possibilities of Internet banking and cooperate with online shops. We consider that the Internet provides a lot of advantages and opens up particularly broad possibilities; however, it is equally important to be aware of the possible threats and to know how to ensure security in this space,’ Jolita Kiausiene, director of Ukio bankas Electronic Banking Department, said.

‘By inviting Lithuanian public library visitors and all the other Internet users to take this test we aim to make as many people as possible think about their behavior on the Internet and about what and how should be done in this virtual space to protect the privacy of oneself and one’s close persons, to avoid fraudulence and losses,’ Mindaugas Raguotis, coordinator of the campaign ‘Careful on the Internet’, said.

The interactive test on secure Internet ‘Are you really safe on the Internet?’ consists of two questionnaires. One of them, with colourful and live illustrations, is intended for young Internet users – children and adolescents, the second one – for parents and newcomers to the Internet – persons who still have to deepen their knowledge about careful behaviour on the Internet.

Each test version contains more than a dozen questions. They were formed on the basis of the threats that were most frequently indicated in relation to the Internet as well as advice and material about careful behavior on the Internet distributed during the Lithuanian public libraries campaign ‘Careful on the Internet’.

The question describes information relating to Internet use and several possible answers are presented. At the end of the test an evaluation of the situation is presented according to the number of collected points, also correct and incorrect answers are indicated, the situations in which one should behave differently are presented, and it is advised what one should do in the specified cases.

‘We recommend using this test as a supplementary teaching aid at schools during informatics lessons or additional classes. By doing this test you will not only check your knowledge about careful behaviour on the Internet but will also learn the main rules on careful behaviour on the Internet,’ maintains Mr Raguotis.

More information on careful behavior on the Internet is available on the website of the campaign ‘Careful on the Internet’ http://www.bibliotekospazangai.lt/atsargusInternete, on the social network Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AtsargusInternete and at Lithuanian public libraries.

About the project ‘Libraries for Innovation’
The project ‘Libraries for Innovation’ to last until 2012 is implemented by Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania together with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and public libraries of the country. The project is financed by the Gill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and municipalities as well as the company Microsoft which presented the most recent software. The project involves over 1,200 public libraries. The campaign ‘Careful on the Internet’, held in Lithuanian public libraries, is part of the project ‘Libraries for Innovation’.