Nathan J. Gibson, CISSP-CISM-CCNA-MCSA
Virus Trojans Worms Spyware BotNets Social Engineering
Thieves Hackers Sexual predators Harassers
Personal Data Identity Theft Bank Account Information
Hard Drive Space Pornography Storage Hide stolen information Distribute copyrighted material
CPU cycles Cracking code Writing Software
Robot Computer Attack other sites Profit from large BotNet
E-mail Greeting Cards Chain Letters Hoax
WebPages Phishing Blogs
CD’s, Jump Drives, Floppy Disk Instant Messengers PDA’s
Fake Greeting Cards Appear to come from a friend Links in e-mail point to malicious sites Automatically Downloads malicious files
Chain Letters “Bill Gates is tracking this e-mail” Religious Emails Sue needs your help emails “Forward to Everyone you Know!!!!”
Hoax E-mails “Diplomat Husband died and left me $100
Million $198.4 Million Lost in 2006 alone Date Line “ To catch an ID Thief”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17805134/ Investment E-mails Hoax Virus Alert E-mails
Good Times Virus
Teenagers like to make friends Messenger
Skilled in extracting information Blogs
To much sensitive information MySpace - 500 people tested 80% release
sensitive information Pictures reveal a lot of information and
motivate attackers
AntiVirus AntiSpyware Firewalls Updates Safe Browsing Habits Common Sense and Knowledge Rules
Antivirus Free protection is available
McAfee: http://it.ouhsc.edu/services/desktopmgmnt/antivirussoftware.asp
AVG: http://free.grisoft.com/
Install Scan Immediately
Configure Daily Automatic Updates At least Weekly Scans
Anti Spyware Again Free Protection for all
Spybot S & D: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Configure Automatic Updates At least Weekly Scans
Firewall Windows XP SP2 comes with a built in Firewall
Turn on/Configure Don’t Ignore Warnings Periodically Check Exceptions
Updates Configure to Automatically Update and Install Check Software vendor sites for updates
periodically Don’t postpone/ignore computer notifications.
Safe Browsing Habits Active X
Set Internet Explorer Settings Think before clicking “Yes”
Java Prompts Certificates
Don’t except certificates from people you don’t trust
SSL/Https Internet Explorer Phishing Tools
Okay! Okay! I understand not to click on everything. But my computer doesn’t give me that prompt.
Configure your security level
Certificates – SSL – HTTPS Secure & Confidential Internet Requires a degree of Trust
What is Phishing? www.bankofthewest.com vs.
www.bankofthevvest.com How can I be sure the site I am browsing
is legit?
DOES THIS PROVE MY IDENTITY?
STATE LICENSE HERE
-- This really proves my Identity
Your in Luck, Built in Phishing Help!
Search Engine & Website Information McAfee Site Advisor - Free
Malicious Downloads Spam e-mail Site Phishing Sites Links to other known bad sites
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html
Common Sense and Knowledge If it is too good to be true….. Research e-mails and websites
www.snopes.com http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
Advise Family Members Block them if you have to
Criminal Act???? Mail Fraud(18 USC S1341)
How to keep your kids safe on the internet1. Parenting
Communicating
2. Technology Enforcing and Monitoring
Step 1: Establish a contract
Times that are allowed Activities that are allowed Punishment for rule violation
Computer should be in an open space and not in their room
Step 2: Separate user accounts for you and your
kids You should have more rights than them to
restrict and monitor their activity Each child should have their own account and
password Trace unauthorized activity to a specific person
Step 3: Controlling Internet Activity
There are bad sites on the internet Some legit and education sites can be flagged
because of certain content
Uninstall Chat programs you don’t want them to use
Create an e-mail with your ISP for them You can monitor and view e-mail Block other e-mail sites(e.g. hotmail, yahoo,
etc.) Key Loggers
Messengers E-mail Blogs
Browser History Programs
Configure your modems/routers to disable internet activity during certain hours Consult your ISP Technical support; they will
gladly help you
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