Why do you need to think about security?  Data loss  System loss  Identity theft

Operating System Updates  Critical Updates  Security Updates  Patches or Fixes  Recommended Updates

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Use Strong Passwords  Password recommendation: happyday  Microsoft Password Checker: security/password-checker.aspx?WT.mc_id=Site_Link security/password-checker.aspx?WT.mc_id=Site_Link

Use Strong Passwords  Use 10 or more characters—sohappyday  Add complexity—SOhappyDAY  Add length with numbers--SOhappyDAY2  Add length with punctuation– SOhappyDAY2!  Add length with symbols--

Use Strong Passwords  Strong Password Generator:

Anti-Virus A utility that searches a hard disk for viruses and removes any that are found.

Signature-Based Anti-Virus  Known Virus Table  1100 goes straight through!  MUST UPDATE!

Heuristic Detection Methods  Analyze suspicious file’s behavior and characteristics  Generic signature detection  Sandbox testing!  File analysis-determine the intent, destination, and purpose of the file

Anti-Virus Resources  Norton Anti-Virus  McAfee Anti-Virus  Free: AVG Free Edition en/homepage  BitDefender (online virus scanner) scanner/online/free.html

Firewall “A firewall ABSOLUTELY ISOLATES your computer from the Internet using a "wall of code" that inspects each individual "packet" of data as it arrives at either side of the firewall — inbound to or outbound from your computer — to determine whether it should be allowed to pass or be blocked.” ShieldsUP

Firewall

Firewall Resources  Windows Firewall  Norton  Free: Zone Alarm urity/en-us/zonealarm-pc- security-free-firewall.htm urity/en-us/zonealarm-pc- security-free-firewall.htm

Why do I need both Anti-Virus and Firewall Software?  Different purposes  Layers of protection

ShieldsUP  Browser based utility that tests your firewall from the outside!  Tests your firewall for vulnerabilities  file sharing  common ports  all service ports  messenger spam  browser headers 

Shields UP! 

Spyware Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes.

Spyware Protection Microsoft Malware Protection Center

Spyware Protection Spybot Search and Destroy

Thumb Drives-How Safe is Your Data?  Lost or stolen!  Protection with passwords and encryption!  SanDisk Secure Access o Password protected and automatically encrypted!  TrueCrypt o Free open-source disk encryption software

PC Inventory

Sources  Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer us/security/cc184924http://technet.microsoft.com/en- us/security/cc  Strong Password Generator:  Microsoft Password Checker: security/password-checker.aspx?WT.mc_id=Site_Linkhttps:// security/password-checker.aspx?WT.mc_id=Site_Link    Firewall Diagram  Firewall picture  Anti-Virus Picture both-antivirus-and-firewall-software/ both-antivirus-and-firewall-software/  AVG Free

Sources contd.  BitDefender (online virus scanner)  Firewall and computer picture  Zone Alarm Free security-free-firewall.htmhttp:// security-free-firewall.htm  Shields Up  Spyware pic spying-everywhere-on-your-computer-.htmlhttp:// spying-everywhere-on-your-computer-.html  Microsoft Malware Protection Center  Spybot Search and Destroy  SanDisk  TrueCrypt  BelArc Advisor