HOW TO PREVENT YOURSELF

FROM BEING INVOLVE WITH

CYBER CRIME ???

COMMON FORM OF DIGITAL SECURITY BREACH

Cyber Stalking

Phishing

Hacker

CYBER STALKING1. Never reveal your home address !!!

This rule is especially important for women who are business professionals and very visible.

2. Password protect all accounts.

Including cell phones, land lines, e-mails, banking and credit cards with a secure password that would be difficult for anyone to guess.

CYBER STALKING

3. Conduct an internet search using your name and phone number

be sure that there is nothing out there that you are not aware of.

PHISHING Be suspicious of any email with urgent

requests for personal financial information.

Don’t use the links in an email, instant message, or chat to get to any web page if you suspect the message might not be authentic or you don’t know the sender or user’s handle

Avoid filling out forms in email messages that ask for personal financial information in emails

PHISHING

Ensure that your browser is up to date and security patches applied.

HACKER Avoid Scam/Spammy Websites

+ Stay away from websites and especially forums that offer “information” or “get traffic quick” that uses illegal spam lists.

HACKER Updated Security Patches

+Updates and patches are regularly released, so keep an eye out for all your plug-ins/core files.

Use Strong Passwords!+longer passwords are more

secure; the number of possible combinations grows exponentially with every extra character added.