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Kristian E

vans –C

OVID

19 Presentation

24 March, 2020

Sources

Useful (only slightly technical) Links

ww

w.lifew

ire.com

ww

w.how

togeek.com

ww

w.ncsc.gov.uk

Background

Information –

CO

VID-19

Being safe online

Ransom

ware

Case Study

Case Study

•W

annaCry

–A

merican secret agencies being shady

like in the Bourne m

ovies

–R

ussian bad guys

–N

orth Korean bad guys

–A

n underdog British hero good guy

–..…

but maybe bad guy.

Case Study

Vulnerabilities and

Protection

Protecting Your Credentials -Passw

ords

iloveyou

1234567890

000000

password1

123123

1234567abc123

12345678

111111

qwerty

123456789

password

1q2w3e4r5t m

onkey

dragon

qwertyuiop

666666123321

654321

123456a

ww

w.howsecureism

ypassword.net

Protecting Your Credentials -Passw

ords

•A

dd complexity

•M

nisF.In2001ibmfC

•3 random

words

Protecting Your Credentials -

Has your personal inform

ation been leaked?

ww

w.haveibeenpwned.com

Protecting your Credentials -Passw

ord Managers

Two-factor A

uthentication

https://twofactorauth.org/

2FA

Mobile D

evice

•D

on’t lose•

Lock-screen•

Find my phone

–G

oogle.com/android/find

–Icloud.com

/find•

Rem

ote Wipe

•B

ack-Up

•E

ncryption•

Back-up•

2FA & passw

ord managing

•O

nly use the proper app stores

Firewalls

Software-U

pdatesA

nti-Virus

Firewalls

•Turn them

on!

Firewalls

•P

rotect Your environment!

Anti-Virus/A

nti-Malw

are

Anti-Virus/A

nti-Malw

are

Software U

pdates

Backing U

p

•File B

ack-Up

–C

loud Options

–W

indows File H

istory•

System

Imaging

Reporting

Phishing During

the Outbreak

Phishing

•The N

o.1 method of creating a victim

.

•After the initial ‘Phish’ there are a w

ide range of options open to attackers.

•Think –

Take 5

Phishing

•Techniques used to phish you in–

Urgency

–A

uthority–

Entitlem

ent–

Bullying

–C

harisma

–Trust

–R

eward

–C

uriosity

Spam em

ail

Spam em

ail

Let’s Go Phishing

Mobile Phishing

Phishing –H

ave you been caught out?

•You start getting lot of em

ails•

Unsolicited ‘Anti-Virus’ scans start cropping up

•Em

ails or phone calls from ‘M

icrosoft’•

New

browser toolbars

•R

edirection from w

ebsites and excessive pop-ups•

Messages to friends and contacts

•P

asswords not w

orking•

New

software is installed

•You’re m

issing money

•Your com

puter is a brick

Take 5

•N

ever disclose security details, such as your PIN

or full password –

it’s never right to reveal these details

•D

on’t assume an em

ail request or caller is genuine –people aren’t alw

ays who they say

they are

•D

on’t be rushed –a bank or genuine organisation w

on’t mind w

aiting to give you time to

stop and think

•Listen to your instincts

–if som

ething feels wrong then it is usually right to pause and

question it

•S

tay in control –have the confidence to refuse unusual requests for inform

ation

Working From

Hom

e

Making your hom

e cyber safe

•C

hange default passwords

•Install antivirus

•R

eview app perm

issions•

Use strong passw

ords•

Back up your data

•R

eview privacy settings for your

social media accounts

Online fraud

Being safe online

•Follow

the advice given•

Passw

ords•

Phishing aw

areness•

Create backups

•E

ncrypt data•

Don’t click links from

unknown senders

•U

se password m

anagers•

2-Factor Authentication

•Turn on A

ntivirus/Firewalls

•R

eport all cyber crimes

Summ

ary

Being safe online

•R

ansomw

are•

Phishing

•W

orking from hom

e (WFH

)•

Wider online fraud

Websites

•https://w

ww

.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/public-aw

areness-and-prevention-guides/make-your-hom

e-cyber-safe-stronghold

•https://w

ww

.lifewire.com

/•

https://ww

w.how

togeek.com/

•https://takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/

•https://w

ww

.saferinternet.org.uk/•

https://ww

w.ncsc.gov.uk/section/inform

ation-for/individuals-fam

ilies•

https://ww

w.actionfraud.police.uk/