Sophos, a UK-based world leader in anti-virus protection, has released a series of information packs in English outlining how schools can protect themselves against virus attack. Yui Kee Computing has translated the packs to Chinese for use in Hong Kong. The first set of guidelines, produced for use by teachers, includes advice on safe computing procedures, describes the different types of virus threat and offers suggestions for classroom activities. Sophos has also produced, and Yui Kee has translated, two sets of guidelines for pupils - one for primary and one for secondary students. All these resources are now available free of charge on the Hong Kong Education City website.
Sophos issued these guidelines as a resource to complement the UK National Curriculum. Although information and communications technology is now taught in every UK school, little provision has been made for the teaching of safe and ethical computing. Yui Kee has noted that the situation is similar in Hong Kong.
Sophos and Yui Kee hope these guidelines will inform teachers and pupils not only of how to defend against viruses, but also of the dangers of writing and distributing them.