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Cyber Security and Staying Safe Online

Mark D. RileyCollege of Health Sciences and Professions

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Why So Important?

Our Digital Lives

Your Personal Information is Like Money

Many People Have Not Received Cyber Security Education or Training

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Pa$$w0rd$!

Letters, Numbers, Symbols

Different Passwords for Every Login

Change your Passwords Often!

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Tips for Un-Crackable Passwords

Don’t Use Real Words of Any LanguagePerposely Misspel WurdsLowercase and UPPERCASENo Personal InfoUse Numbers in Place of LettersMore is better

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Protecting Your Password

Never write it down!

Never tell anyone your password

Never have FireFox save your password

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Public Wi-Fi & Public Computers

Stop. Think. Connect.

Be wary of FREE and unrestricted Wi-Fi

Watch out for Evil Twins

Avoiding going to login websites

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Viruses and Anti-Virus

There are NO more viruses……but there are many bad programs out there.

The Home Security Analogy

Anti-Virus Programs Only Protect Certain Things

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The Virus Scare Tactic

You have a virus!

Your computer will never tell you that you are infected and ask your permission on what to do next. It will just delete it.

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Phishing Scams

Fishing by Casting a Big Net

Using email or a website to solicit personal information by posing as a trustworthy organization

Attacking the human element

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How Can You Tell it’s a Hoax?

It doesn’t answer the Who or What It suggests a consequence for not performing some

action (like clicking) It promises money It instructs you to download an attachment It asks you to forward the message It was sent to a lot of people

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When in DoubtThrow it Out

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Surfing the Web Safely

HTTP vs. HTTPS

Only Visit Reputable Sites

Pop-ups Can Say Anything!

Have Google Take You There

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Protecting Your Privacy Online

Do business with credible companies

Use a secondary email address

Designate 1 Credit Card for Online Use

Don’t Use Debit Cards for Online Use

Don’t Accept the Offer to Save Passwords

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Downloading and File Sharing

Be cautious of what you download.

Only download known files from reputable sources.

Avoid File-Sharing – Nothing is Free

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Erasing Files Permanently

Where does a deleted file go?

How can I securely erase data?

Physically destroy the storage device

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How Can I Stay Safe?

Keep devices updatedDon’t Take the BaitThe Uncrackable PasswordDon’t Use USB Drives!Share with CareLog Out and RestartAvoid the Analog Hacker

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Debunking Common Myths

Anti-Virus is 100% effective

You don’t need to update your computer

Hackers only target people with money

I can have an uncrackable password

My Social Media can be set to Private

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Good Security Habits

Shut Down or Lock Your ComputerDisconnect Your Device Update OftenBack Up Your DataSurge Protect Your PCStop. Think. Connect.Help Spread the Word