Internet Security and Your Computer

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Internet Security and Your Computer

• Welcome to Boot Camp

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OR How to surf the web safely

• Without becoming paranoid

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Subjects Well cover

• viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware
• virus scanners, firewalls, spyware blockers
• E-mail protection, browser protection
• home network security, wireless security
• keeping kids safe in chat rooms

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The good, the bad and the ugly
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The Ugly
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Welcome to Internet Boot Camp
Listen up recruits Internet security basic
training is about to start!
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Your computer is like your house

• Are you connected to the Internet without using a
  virus scanner a firewall and a spy-ware blocker?
• You might as well leave your front door open 24/7

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Your computer is like your house

• Virus scanner

• Police officer

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Your computer is like your house

• Virus scanner
• Firewall

• Police officer
• Door guard

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Your computer is like your house

• Virus scanner
• Firewall
• Spy-ware blocker

• Police officer
• Door guard
• Security guard

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Your computer is like your house

• Virus scanner
• Firewall
• Spy-ware blocker
• Browser settings

• Police officer
• Door guard
• Security guard
• Another guard

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Your computer is like your house

• Virus scanner
• Firewall
• Spy-ware blocker
• Browser settings
• Virus/Worm/Trojan

• Police officer
• Door guard
• Security guard
• Another guard
• Criminals

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Your computer is like your house

• Virus scanner
• Firewall
• Spy-ware blocker
• Browser settings
• Virus/Worm/Trojan
• Spy-ware

• Police officer
• Door guard
• Security guard
• Another guard
• Criminals
• Thief

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Your computer is like your house

• Virus scanner
• Firewall
• Spy-ware blocker
• Browser settings
• Virus/Worm/Trojan
• Spy-ware
• Spam

• Police officer
• Door guard
• Security guard
• Another guard
• Criminals
• Thief
• Junk mail

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Meet The Enemy

• virus

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Meet The Enemy

• virus
• worm

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Meet The Enemy

• virus
• worm
• trojan horse

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Meet The Enemy

• virus
• worm
• trojan horse
• spam

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Meet The Enemy

• virus
• worm
• trojan horse
• spam
• spy-ware

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Meet the Allies

• Virus scanning software

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Meet the Allies

• Virus scanning software
• Firewall hardware/software

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Meet the Allies

• Virus scanning software
• Firewall hardware/software
• E-mail scanning software virus/spam

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Meet the Allies

• Virus scanning software
• Firewall hardware/software
• E-mail scanning software virus/spam
• Spy-ware blocking software

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Meet the Allies

• Virus scanning software
• Firewall hardware/software
• E-mail scanning software virus/spam
• Spy-ware blocking software
• Pop-up blocking software

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Meet the Allies

• Virus scanning software
• Firewall hardware/software
• E-mail scanning software virus/spam
• Spy-ware blocking software
• Pop-up blocking software
• Operating system updates

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Meet the Allies

• Virus scanning software
• Firewall hardware/software
• E-mail scanning software virus/spam
• Spy-ware blocking software
• Pop-up blocking software
• Operating system updates
• Browser security settings

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E-Mail friend or foe?

• Dont let the enemy use your E-mail to launch
  their attacks

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Securing E-mail
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Securing E-mail

• Use an E-mail virus scanner

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Securing E-mail

• Use an E-mail virus scanner
• Block images in HTML messages

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Securing E-mail

• Use an E-mail virus scanner
• Block images in HTML messages
• View messages in plain text / block HTML

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Securing E-mail

• Use an E-mail virus scanner
• Block images in HTML messages
• View messages in plain text / block HTML
• Use spam blocking software or ISP blocking

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Securing E-mail

• Use an E-mail virus scanner
• Block images in HTML messages
• View messages in plain text / block HTML
• Use spam blocking software or ISP blocking
• Set up spoof E-mail account(s)

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Securing E-mail

• Use an E-mail virus scanner
• Block images in HTML messages
• View messages in plain text / block HTML
• Use spam blocking software or ISP blocking
• Set up spoof E-mail account(s)
• Update E-mail software regularly

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Securing E-mail

• Never open attachments from ? sender

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Securing E-mail

• Never open attachments from ? sender
• Never unsubscribe from spam

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Securing E-mail

• Never open attachments from ? sender
• Never unsubscribe from spam
• Never click on links in spam / junk mail

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Securing E-mail

• Never open attachments from ? sender
• Never unsubscribe from spam
• Never click on links in spam / junk mail
• Never give information reply to ? mail

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Securing E-mail

• Never open attachments from ? sender
• Never unsubscribe from spam
• Never click on links in spam / junk mail
• Never give information reply to ? mail
• Never give real E-mail address to websites

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Securing E-mail

• Never open attachments from ? sender
• Never unsubscribe from spam
• Never click on links in spam / junk mail
• Never give information reply to ? mail
• Never give real E-mail address to websites
• Beware of phishing

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Eliminating Spy-ware

• The enemy has spies everywhere
• All spies will be shot on sight

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Eliminating Spy-ware

• Download and install AD-AWARE

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Eliminating Spy-ware

• Download and install AD-AWARE
• Download and install Spybot Search Destroy

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Eliminating Spy-ware

• Download and install AD-AWARE
• Download and install Spybot Search Destroy
• Always use a firewall that monitors incoming and
  outgoing internet traffic

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Web Browser whos in control

• The web browser. Your gateway to the internet and
  a hackers gateway to your computer
• Secure that browser soldier!

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Securing the browser

• Always use a firewall incoming/outgoing

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• BROSDBAND DSL/CABLE

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Securing the browser

• Always use a firewall incoming/outgoing
• XP must be on SP2

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Securing the browser

• Always use a firewall incoming/outgoing
• XP must be on SP2
• Security settings as high as you can tolerate

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Securing the browser

• Always use a firewall incoming/outgoing
• XP must be on SP2
• Security settings as high as you can tolerate
• IE must be latest version / updated regularly
  (windows update)

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Securing the browser

• Always use a firewall incoming/outgoing
• XP must be on SP2
• Security settings as high as you can tolerate
• IE must be latest version / updated regularly
• Disable Active-X controls

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Never enable activeX to download a file. You
dont need it to download files. This is a trick
to get you to enable activeX
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Home network security

• Lets not be sharing information with the enemy

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Securing a home network

• Always use a firewall

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Securing a home network

• Always use a firewall
• Never share the OS hard drive

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Securing a home network

• Always use a firewall
• Never share the OS hard drive
• Dont share drives / share folders

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Securing a home network

• Always use a firewall
• Never share the OS hard drive
• Dont share drives / share folders
• Enable encryption on wireless (WEP)

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Securing a home network

• Always use a firewall
• Never share the OS hard drive
• Dont share drives / share folders
• Enable encryption on wireless (WEP)
• Hide SSID on wireless

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Securing a home network

• Always use a firewall
• Never share the OS hard drive
• Dont share drives / share folders
• Enable encryption on wireless (WEP)
• Hide SSID on wireless
• Change passwords on routers and modems

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The 10 security commandments

• Thou shalt use and regularly update an anti-virus
  program
• Thou shalt use a firewall program
• Thou shalt run Windows Update regularly
• Thou shalt not open E-mail attachments
• Thou shalt not share hard drives

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The 10 security commandments

• Thou shalt not give out personal information to
  non-trusted sites
• Thou shalt use an E-mail scanning program
• Thou shalt use a spy-ware blocking program
• Thou shalt use encryption on wireless networks
• Thou shalt use common sense

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Chat room security

• Education is the answer

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Chat Room Security

• Never share any personal information

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Chat Room Security

• Never share any personal information
• Never give out E-mail address

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Chat Room Security

• Never share any personal information
• Never give out E-mail address
• Never plan to meet anyone

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Chat Room Security

• Never share any personal information
• Never give out E-mail address
• Never plan to meet anyone
• Never go to a web page from chat room

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Chat Room Security

• Never share any personal information
• Never give out E-mail address
• Never plan to meet anyone
• Never go to a web page from chat room
• Never trust anyone on-line

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Chat Room Security

• Never share any personal information
• Never give out E-mail address
• Never plan to meet anyone
• Never go to a web page from chat room
• Never trust anyone on-line
• Always use a spoof identity

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Chat Room Security

• Never share any personal information
• Never give out E-mail address
• Never plan to meet anyone
• Never go to a web page from chat room
• Never trust anyone on-line
• Always use a spoof identity
• Chat room security could be life death

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Happy Surfing

• Congratulations!
• Youve graduated from Security
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