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Digital SAM Resource Library

Practical, human-centered cybersecurity guidance for the moments when technology asks us to click, trust, share, scan, approve or respond.

Digital SAM is the public-awareness and education voice of The BEST Secret Weapon LLC—turning human risk into clear, shareable actions for individuals, families, schools, organizations and communities.

Youth & family online safety

PAUSE BEFORE YOU RESPOND.

One flyer, five red flags — made for young people, and for the adults who look out for them.

PAUSE Before You Respond Online flyer listing five online red flags for young people, ending with 'Pause and talk to someone you trust' and the National Human Trafficking Hotline: call 1-888-373-7888, text 233733.
JANUARY 2026 · REVISED OCTOBER 2026

PAUSE Before You Respond Online

An illustrated online-safety flyer that teaches young people five red flags to pause on before responding online — personal information requests, secrecy, urgency, switching apps, and emotional manipulation — and to talk to someone they trust.

Created for Dr. Best’s January 2026 online-safety and human-trafficking-awareness presentation for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® debutantes and participating middle- and high-school students.

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AI & human judgment

CHECK BEFORE YOU TRUST AI.

Digital SAM's T.H.I.N.K. graphic — Check Before You Trust AI: think critically, honor human judgment, investigate the facts, never assume, know what you'll stand behind.
OCTOBER 2026 · GRAPHIC

Digital SAM’s T.H.I.N.K. — Check Before You Trust AI

Digital SAM’s five-step checkpoint for AI-generated answers: think critically, honor human judgment, investigate the facts, never assume, and know what you’ll stand behind.

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Everyday digital decisions

DIGITAL SAM LIGHTBULB MOMENTS.

Short, shareable reminders for the small decisions that protect us every day.

Digital SAM Lightbulb Moment graphic — 'Just because someone knocks on your door doesn't mean you open it' — pause and ask who is really knocking.
OCTOBER 2026 · LIGHTBULB MOMENT

Who Is Really Knocking?

A Digital SAM Lightbulb Moment: just because someone knocks on your door doesn’t mean you open it. Pause long enough to ask who is really there.

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Digital SAM Lightbulb Moment graphic — 'Not every app needs to know where you are' — pause, review, and protect before allowing location access.
OCTOBER 2026 · LIGHTBULB MOMENT

App Location Permissions

A Digital SAM Lightbulb Moment: not every app needs to know where you are. What location data can reveal — and why to pause, review, and protect before tapping Allow.

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Digital SAM Lightbulb Moment graphic — 'Would you scan a random flyer stapled to a telephone pole? Then why scan every QR code you see?'
OCTOBER 2026 · LIGHTBULB MOMENT

QR-Code Safety

A Digital SAM Lightbulb Moment: would you scan a random flyer stapled to a telephone pole? Where QR codes can lead — and the stop, think, verify, protect check to run first.

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Fraud, impersonation & verification

TRUST IS GOOD. AWARENESS IS BETTER.

Graphic reading 'Just because it looks secure doesn't mean it is' beside an illustrated fake Microsoft Support email marked FAKE.
OCTOBER 2026 · GRAPHIC

Just Because It Looks Secure Doesn’t Mean It Is

Attackers know exactly what we trust. Why polished, verified-looking messages can still be fraud — and the pause, verify, think check to run before you click, approve, scan, or verify.

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Graphic reading 'Verify you're human — but who's verifying you?' showing fake verification prompts criminals use to imitate trusted security checks.
OCTOBER 2026 · GRAPHIC

Verify You’re Human — but Who’s Verifying You?

Cybercriminals now mimic the verification prompts we’ve been trained to trust. Before you click, approve, scan, or verify: pause, check, think, inspect, protect.

Statistic shown: cybercrime losses reported by Americans exceeded $16 billion in 2024 — FBI IC3 2024 Report. Download Image
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KNOWLEDGE IS THE SHIELD.
AWARENESS IS THE WEAPON.

Every resource on this page is free to download and share. For keynotes, workshops and advisory work for your organization, start a conversation.

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