Information/Internet Safety

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Overview Personal Internet Security Social Engineering safeguards Passwords Mobile Devices Social Media

Personal Internet Security

Personal Internet Security Keep anti-virus and anti-malware software up-to-date Use a spam filter Activate system’s firewall Update OS and Browser automatically Complex passwords and change frequently

Personal Internet Security Physical security Unfamiliar links Open wi-fi for personal business Use privacy and security settings on social networks BACK UP! BACK UP! BACK UP! WHAT IS THE WEAKEST LINK IN SECURITY?

Safeguards Spam Filter Unfamiliar links

Safeguards

Detecting Spam Strange Addresses Misspelt Words Don’t Click on Unknown Links If it Sounds to Good to be True, it Probably is.

Safeguards

Passwords

Types of password attacks –Brute Force Attack –Dictionary Attacks How to protect against these attacks –Change passwords regularly –Choose a good password Which one is better? –password –Pa$3O!d –Pa$3O!dS!

Password Strength Standard alphabet set without numbers and no special characters How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: password

Password Strength Standard alphabet set without numbers and no special characters How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: password

Password Strength Standard alphabet set without numbers and no special characters How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: password

Password Strength Standard alphabet set without numbers and no special characters How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: password

Password Strength Standard alphabet set without numbers and no special characters How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: password

Password Strength Standard alphabet set without numbers and no special characters How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: password

Password Strength Standard alphabet set without numbers and no special characters How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brut Force Attack) Example: password

Password Strength Standard alphabet set with numbers, special characters, and case sensitive How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brut Force Attack) Example: Pa$s3O!d (password)

Password Strength Standard alphabet set with numbers, special characters, and case sensitive How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: Pa$s3O!d (password)

Password Strength Standard alphabet set with numbers, special characters, and case sensitive How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: Pa$s3O!d (password)

Password Strength Standard alphabet set with numbers, special characters, and case sensitive How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: Pa$s3O!d (password)

Password Strength Standard alphabet set with numbers, special characters, and case sensitive How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: Pa$s3O!d (password)

Password Strength Standard alphabet set with numbers, special characters, and case sensitive How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: Pa$s3O!d (password)

Password Strength Standard alphabet set with numbers, special characters, and case sensitive How long will it take to randomly guess the password? (A.K.A Brute Force Attack) Example: Pa$s3O!d (password)

Password Strength Minimum of 8 characters Better not to have any logical sequence –I.E. Pet Names, favorite place, mother’s maiden name, names, etc. If you do use a logical sequence substitute letters with special characters and case sensitive letters –I.E. albuquerque = A1bU9er6u3 Not sure if it is good?

Password Strength How long until a brute force attack is successful? letyouin 7.0 seconds letyouandmein 2.6 years L37$oU!n 18.9 hours 8,010,363.4 years

Mobile Device Security

Physical Security Use a Case Buy screen protectors to prevent scratches Don’t leave it in extreme temperatures Personalize your device Mobile Device Security

Securing Information Use a PIN Disable auto complete features & Password memory Be careful about what permission apps have Backup your data

Social Engineering

What is Social Engineering? –“…the art of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.” (Wikipedia) Examples? –White Collar –Burn Notice

Social Engineering Who was the victim? How could this have been prevented?

Social Engineering How to protect yourself –Pay attention to what questions you are being asked –Stop and think about what someone is asking you to do or divulge –Always follows rules, policy and guidelines –NEED TO KNOW (NTK) What is Social Engineering?

Social Networking

Who has a Facebook account? –1–1.01 Billion people (1,010,000,000) What is the World’s population? –7–7.05 Billion people

Who looks at you posts, statues, and likes? –1,099,999,999 other Facebook users Should we be careful on what we post online? –YES!

Social Networking How to protect yourself –Check you security settings

Social Networking

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