Understanding security and safe computing'

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Understanding security and safe computing.
Bob Penn presents

• Be Web Wise.

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Understanding security and safe computing

• Overview Online Risks.
• Understanding the Risks.
• Keeping Safe.

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Overview Online Risks

• Internet shopping is booming every 20th pound
  is spent online.

Internet card fraud accounts for 80 per cent of
all losses where the card is not physically
present.
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Overview Online Risks
Dont panic its not as bad as it sounds.

• Simple, common sense precautions can keep you
  safe when youre in cyberspace.

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Understanding the Risks

• Viruses and worms can wreck your data and shut
  down your machine.
• Purchase recognised anti-viral and anti-spyware
  programs and set them to auto-update regularly.
• Free software is also available, and works well
  but carries no warranty.
• Set your browser preferences only to accept
  cookies from sites you recognise and actively
  wish to install.

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Understanding the Risks

• Do other users access your PC while youre
  connected to the Internet.
• Use a personal firewall.
• If your operating system already includes a
  firewall, make sure it is switched on.

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Understanding the Risks

• Update your Operating System!
• Regularly install any operating system patches
  and fixes to keep your system security in place.
• Instruct your computer to check regularly. Cyber
  crooks target those who dont bother.

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Understanding the Risks

• Eavesdroppers can tune in to insecure wireless
  networks.
• Many wireless networks are not encrypted, so
  anyone with a little knowledge could eavesdrop.
• Keep your device in non-discoverable mode when
  you are not using Wi-Fi.
• Do not connect to non-secure access points in
  public places.

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Understanding the Risks

• E-mails from unknown people.
• If you receive mail from people or organisations
  you do not know, delete them and, if possible,
  inform your e-mail supplier that they are spam.
• Do not open any unknown attachments these may
  carry viruses.
• Never reply because that alerts spammers that the
  e-mail address is valid and you will be bombarded
  with more messages from more senders.

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Understanding the Risks Sample - A

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Understanding the Risks Sample - B

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Understanding the Risks

• Password forgetfulness.
• The average person now has 15 different passwords
  and codes to access online accounts and more than
  ten per cent use an astonishing 50 or more online
  accounts.
• Many use the same password for several accounts
  a quarter of us keep a password list in our purse
  or wallet - DONT DO IT.
• Use as many different passwords as possible and
  try word association techniques to remember them.
  
• Never, ever give your password to anyone else
  treat it like a PIN.

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Understanding the Risks

• File Delete is not enough.
• Information does not disappear when you place it
  in your computers waste basket or recycle bin.
• Buy and use a clean-up utility to overwrite the
  disk space occupied by discarded information or
  use a free eraser such as Eraser 5.86a from
  (VNUNET).
• Delete sensitive and personal information if you
  need to send your PC to a supplier for a health
  check or upgrade.
• When replacing your computer, the only real way
  of preventing others from recovering the data
  from your hard disk is physical destruction.

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Understanding the Risks

• Portable storage devices.
• Portable storage devices, such as USB key rings,
  are not secure.
• keep them as safe as you would your passport or
  credit cards.

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Understanding the Risks

• Back up important documents!
• Most of us are dependant on our PCs now, so it
  makes sense to copy important documents on to a
  CD and keep it somewhere secure.
• And of courseDont, if possible, record your
  passwords!

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Keeping Safe

• So What to Do?

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Keeping Safe

• Check your security status with Windows Security
  Centre.

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Keeping Safe

• Use a firewall.

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Keeping Safe

• Security alerts.

If Windows detects that your computer might need
enhanced security in any one of the security
areas firewall, automatic updating, malware
protection, or other security settings until
the problem is fixed, you will see a notification
every time you log on. Notifications are
displayed in the notification area of the
taskbar.
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Keeping Safe
Use and update regularly your Virus Protection.

• Destructive viruses, etc can erase information
  from your hard disk, completely disable your
  computer or worsen its performance and stability.
  
• Antivirus programs scan e-mail and other files on
  your computer for viruses, worms, and Trojan
  horses even the free ones.
• If one is found, the antivirus program either
  quarantines (isolates) it or deletes it entirely
  before it damages your computer and files.
• If you do not use antivirus software, you expose
  your computer to damage from malicious software.
  You also run the risk of spreading viruses to
  other computers.

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Keeping Safe
Use and update regularly your Spyware Protection.

• Spyware/ Adware is software that can display
  advertisements, collect information about you, or
  change settings on your computer, generally
  without obtaining your consent.
• Most spyware is installed through free downloaded
  software, but in some cases simply visiting a
  website can results in an infection.
• Windows has a built-in antispyware program called
  Windows Defender, turned on by default. Defender
  alerts you when spyware tries to install itself.
  It also scans for existing spyware and then
  remove it.
• A number of free programs are also available but
  require manual updating/scanning (SpyBot /
  Ad-aware).

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Keeping Safe
Update Windows automatically.

• Microsoft regularly offers important updates to
  Windows that can help protect your computer
  against new viruses and other security threats.
  To ensure that you receive these updates as
  quickly as possible, turn on automatic updating.

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Safe Surfing

• Keep Safe

Bob