Cyber Security and E-Safetyfor Teachers Ben Wohl [email protected]@cumbriaesafety
The internet is an amazing place!
Everyonewants you to have the answers.
They think you are Digital Natives.
Keep yourselfSafe Online• Cyber-Security• Digital Literacy• Discussion topics
Cyber-Security:
Use Anti-virussoftware on your phone and PC• Windows Defender• BiteDefender• Kaspersky• Norton/Symantic• AVG
• Ghostery• Browser based blocker• Firefox browser
Ad-Blockers at home and school
• Operating System• Software• Phone Apps• Anti-Virus Software
KeepEverythingUp-to-date
Two FactorAuthentication
• Text Messages• Software Solution• Hardware Solutions• Anonymous Sim/phone
Password Manager • Online v.s. Local• LastPass• Dashlane• RoboForm• KeePass Password Safe• Sticky Password • Your Browser
Not allPasswords are Equal• Long• Strong• One of a kind
Be aware of Breech data. • https://haveibeenpwned.com
• E-mail• Phone Calls• Twitter (DMs)• Text Messages• Facebook
(account cloning)
Phishing is Everywhere
How to spotphishing• Links• Attachments • Phone Numbers• Anything that
makes you panic
VPN?• Virtual Private Network.• Use to encrypt your internet traffic.• By passes network level filtering.
Social EngineeringUsing deception and charm to convince someone to reveal confidential information that can be used for hacking.
Digital Literacy
Do you know how technology works?It is useful to have basic understanding of how the technology and services work, to keep your kid safe.
Know the security and privacy settings.• For the sites you use• The sites your kids use• The sites your kids are
talking about.
Don’t forget to logout.(And use separate accounts)
Use separate ‘identities’online.
This protects you, your school and your pupils.
You are always ‘at work’ on-line.
Discussion
Have you ever...
1) Have you ever accidentally found content you really didn’t mean to find (at school or at home)?
2) Have you tried to get around a filter/pay wall or used a VPN?
3) Do you know what
creative commons is?
4) Do you alway sign out?
5) Used a USB stick that you didn’t know where
it was from?
6) Accepted parents from school as friends on social media even if your didn’t really know them?
Useful Toolshttps://safe.duckduckgo.com/(safe search no tracking)
https://www.ghostery.com/(blocks cookies and spyware)
Useful Websiteshttps://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/
social-media-guides
https://www.internetmatters.org
https://swgfl.org.uk