Credible Websites

• published author's name - publishing the name of the one who wrote the article of information is one time that the information is valid , credible and legitimate
• published author's name - most authors who are intentionally writing hoaxes or false articles will likely omit writing their names to avoid responsibility
• Error-free Writing - articles are more likely published by credible websites. these are websites of big international or local companies involved in the field you are searching for
• rating,  number of viewers and number of shares - a credible article is more likely to receive a higher rating or a normally high number of stars from reviewers
• reference and related articles - most of the credible articles include a list of references or articles related to the published one
• netiquette - a coined the term for network and etiquette
• netiquette - a set of ideal rules and conduct that a netizen should observe in communication and or publishing information and materials over the www and in ict in general
• netizen - refers to the person who is a member or a part of their outline community
• threats that can be required from connecting to world wide web

  1. spam
  2. phising
  3. malware
• spam - transmission of unsolicited messages from various origins using electronic messaging systems such as email and chat messenger
• email spam - is the most common form of spam  which is also known as UNSOLICITED BULK Email (UBE)
• phishing - a software or a program used by an attacker to obtain personal information. attackers commonly target user passwords to hack and take control of a user account
• malware - short term for malicious software, which is a computer software sent by attackers to inflict chaos on a computer's operation and processes
• ways to check credibility and authenticity:

  1. published author's name
  2. credible websites
  3. rating, number of viewers and number of shares
  4. reference and related articles