Security, Phishing & BackUp

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1 How Secure Are You

2 Identity Theft

3 Am I infected – Tell Tale Signs

4 Up to date PC Software

5 Wireless Networks / Always ON

6 How dangerous is Phishing?

7 Online Accounts

8 Key Logging

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1. How Secure are You

 Do you have a safe Wireless Network?

 Do you use Memory Sticks?

 How well does your anti virus intercept?

 How often do I update

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2. Identity Theft

 Have you ever thrown away information with your name & address on it?

 What do you do with your receipts?

 Do you use Credit / Debit Cards?

 How safe is Chip & Pin?

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3. Am I infected? Telltale Signs

 Have you started getting unexpected

pop-up’s?

 Is your PC / Laptop Slowing Down?

 _{Has you Home Page unexpectedly}

changed?

 How come I am up to date and still can be

infected.

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4. Up to date PC Software

 Norton Live Update?????

 My PC always updates automatically!!!

 Anti Spyware updates

 Windows Updates Express or Custom

 1. High Priority

 2. Software, Optional (NOT)

 3. Hardware Optional (NOT) (XP)

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5. WiFi Networks – Always ON

 Switch OFF when not needed

 WiFi / Wireless Routers / Repeaters

 Rename Router

 For ease of install switch off security

 Once connected always turn security ON

 Security Level / Speed trade off

 Mac Address Security

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6. How Bad is Phishing

 Phishing is obtaining information by deception.

 Bank account empty in seconds

 Mainly come in by email but ie7/8/9/10 includes a phishing filter to catch them on the internet

 Even major Banks have been surprised by the sophistication of some bogus emails

 Good afternoon.

Your package has been returned to the Post Express office. The reason of the return is "Error in the delivery address" More information and the tracking number are attached in document below. Thank you. USPS Priority Mail.

 The message above "Error in the details of delivery" from USPS Priority Mail ([email protected]) contained a virus or a suspicious attachment. It was therefore not fetched from your account [email protected] and has been left on the server.

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7. Online Accounts

 Online Banking is safe if pc’s are secure  What type of account do you have

 Are you insured against loss

 Never assume you are protected

 If suspicious contact Bank immediately

 Never loose sight of your Bank Cards

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8. Key Logging

 Key Logging is the ability to track every entry that you make using your keyboard

 Account No’s  Passwords

 Pin No’s

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9a. BackUp

 Do You Regularly Backup your Company Data?

 USB Memory Sticks, External Hard Drives

 CD, DVD or CDRW, DVDRW, NAS

 Online Backup

 IDSBox 1 onsite, 1 Remote for replication

 95% of our customers do not have

adequate backups and never check them.

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9b. BackUp Types

 Tape Drive, Prone to failure

 CD or DVD based, Limited Life, Many CD’s

 NAS. Network Attached Storage (BackUp)

 USB Memory Sticks, Turn off or corrupt data

 External Hard Drives, Most stable onsite  Online Backup, Good choice with caution  IDSBox 1 onsite, 1 Remote for replication

 Fines up to £ 500k if lost customer data found

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9c. BackUp 15 Top Tips

 1. Never just remove a Memory Stick/Backup Device without first shutting it down

 2. Is your data critical for example End of Year? If it is and you are making CD/DVD’s Use CDR or DVDR Discs

 3. Do you use Memory Sticks? If you do “NEVER” ever use them as your primary source of data.  4. Is what you are saving important to you? If “YES” never cut and paste to a backup device/memory

stick always copy and paste.

 5. The biggest cause of CD/DVD failure is dust on the reader lens or finger marks on the CD/DVD.  6. Buy yourself a CD/DVD cleaning disc and use on a regular basis.

 7. It is very easy to Drag and Drop in Windows, so easy in fact that you can lose pictures/music files etc without realizing.

 8. SD Drives, known as Secure Digital, are the most common Memory used in Digital Cameras and when inserted into a card reader and then the PC they are recognized as a Hard Drive.

 9. iPods, iPhones, Windows Phones, etc these are all recognized by your PC as a Hard Drive.  10. External hard drives Laptop (2.5”) or Normal (3.5”). Again these are just large Memory Sticks  11. You could use a Network Attached Storage Device (NAS) for your backups

 12. Use an external backup company

 13. If using Tape backup clean tape head regularly and check data regularly. (Most prone to failure)  14. Use a combination of the above for peace of mind.

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