internet safety and productivity tips presented by its kerri sorenson and sean hernandez december...
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Internet Safety andProductivity Tips
Presented by ITSKerri Sorenson and Sean Hernandez
December 11, 8:30-9:00 am
special thanks to
1. Safeguard against technology mishaps2. Don’t let social media come back to haunt you3. Is somebody reading your email? 4. Phishing5. No Wi-Fi? No problem. Be productive offline.
Internet Safety and Productivity Tips
Safeguard Against Technology Mishaps
• Somebody hide your phone?
• Is it lost in the house?
• Did you leave it in a public place?
Question:
What will you do when you can’t find your phone?
Safeguard Against technology Mishaps
The top three smartphone operating systems offer tools to help safeguard against theft, pranks or a simple mistake.
Safeguard Against Technology Mishaps
All three OS’s allow you to:
• Locate• View approximate location via GPS map
• Ring• Misplaced your phone somewhere close to you
• Lock• Misplaced your phone, and know its rough location -- your friend's place,
for instance -- and wish to avoid erasing it• Erase
• Phone will return to its factory default settings and all personal data will be deleted
Safeguard Against Technology Mishaps
Android Set it up• Settings > Security > Android
Device Manager• Choose “Allow remote lock and
erase" and/or "remotely locate this device
Log in at www.google.com/android/devicemanager
Safeguard Against Technology Mishaps
iOSEnable Find My iPhone, Find My iPad, or Find My Mac• Settings > iCloud > set the Find
My iPhone/iPad slider to On • (You’ll need to enable this setting on
each device you want to track.)
• Log into iCloud on any computer or use the Find My iPhone app for iPhone or iPad.
Safeguard Against Technology Mishaps
WindowsSet it up• Settings > Find My Phone• Choose “Send apps to my
phone using push” and “Save my phone’s location periodically and before the battery runs out”
Log in at www.windowsphone.com
Safeguard Against technology Mishaps
Additional resources to assist in location of your device:
• Your Service Provideraccount holder may have to be the one to do this
• Lost and Found(562) [email protected]
• University Police(562) 985-4101
Safeguard Against technology Mishaps
Don’t Let Social Media Come Back to Haunt You• Nothing you put up on social media ever goes
away on its own.
• Your profiles probably have photos or status updates from years ago that you don't even remember posting.
• These old posts can put you at risk.
• You might have put something online that hurts your reputation or gives hackers a way to breach your privacy.
• You may “think” things are private, but they may not be.
Don’t Let Social Media Come Back to Haunt You
Consider:• Potential Employers• Coworkers• Landlords• Strangers• Future Prospects
Don’t Let Social Media Come Back to Haunt You
Know your security settings
Twitter Security Settings
Instagram Security Settings
Facebook Security SettingsFacebook Security Checker Tool
Is Somebody Stealthing into Your Mail?
Do you always log out your email?
Who uses your computer after you’ve walked away?
Do you let others use your account?
Is Somebody Stealthing into Your Mail?
Activity Logs Tell All • Gmail• Hotmail• Yahoo
Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Activity Logs allow you to:
• See recent mail activity• Time and date• Web browser, POP client, mobile device or a third-
party application• IP address that accessed it and the associated
location
Is Somebody Stealthing into Your Mail?
Gmail “Last Account Activity”
To see account activity, click the Details link next to the Last account activity line at the bottom of any Gmail page.
Is Somebody Stealthing into Your Mail?
Hotmail “Recent Activity”
• Go to Hotmail inbox.• Click on your name on top right hand corner of
screen • Select Account Settings • Sign In using your email password, if prompted• Select “Security & Privacy”• Click “See my recent activity” within Account
security.
Is Somebody Stealthing into Your Mail?
Yahoo “Recent Activity”
Go to Yahoo “Account Info” and click on “Recent Activity”
Is Somebody Stealthing into Your Mail?
Phishing
REAL Not REAL
No Wi-Fi? No Problem. Be Productive Offline
No Wi-Fi? No Problem. Be Productive Offline
Question:
Have you ever wanted to work on a document stored online, but couldn’t because you had no Wi-Fi or slow Wi-Fi?
No Wi-Fi? No Problem. Be Productive Offline
Taking Documents Offline• Google docs, One Drive and iCloud
are more than online storage and productivity products• Edit documents stored while offline• When you open that same
document and get back online, the changes you made automatically load to the cloud.
No Wi-Fi? No Problem. Be Productive Offline
To enable offline Google Docs access• On a Chrome browser, go to
drive.google.com• In the top right, click the Settings icon • Choose Settings.• Select “Download Drive”
No Wi-Fi? No Problem. Be Productive Offline
To enable offline Microsoft OneDrive access• Right-click the file or folder
and click Make offline.OR• Point to the lower-right
corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and click Settings.• Tap or click Options and
turn on Access all files offline.
Note: Some versions require an initial full sync.
No Wi-Fi? No Problem. Be Productive Offline
To enable offline iCloud access• In System Preferences > iCloud pane, check
“Documents & Data”• iCloud copies all the documents stored in your
iCloud account to your Mac, so you can work with them offline.• Files can be accessed via Finder
Take Action
1. Enable Remote Locate/Ring/Lock/Erase feature.2. Check social media privacy settings.3. Check your email activity logs.4. Report Phishing attempts to [email protected] and
check the Phishing Reports site for recent known phishing attempts.
5. Enable offline file access.
Thank You :)