online security and safety

Lifelong Learning Festival 2008

Online Security and Safety

Conor O'Neill, LouderVoice.com Using internet since 1990 Managed projects for McAfee Today about simple straightforward tips Lots of bad people out there Pretty easy to stop them Ask me at any point to clarify


Viruses

From CDs, USB thumbdrives (and floppies) From dodgy internet sites By email Good judgement mixed with anti-virus software No successful attacks in over six years


Attacks

Automated attacks on your PC via the internet Try to take advantage of security holes in

Windows Try to take advantage of machines that have no

protection installed Millions of compromised PCs then used to

attack other PCs


Malware

From dodgy internet sites Hijack your browser Grab password information Install software on your machine Some annoying, some dangerous, all

undesirable


Phishing

Usually via email Con you into clicking onto dodgy sites Pretend to be banking sites, eBay etc Grab your login or financial details to rip you off Always look at the address in the browser Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox have anti-

phishing features Never click on an address like

http://167.456.76.23


Nigerian 419

You've won the Euro Lotto! I am a lawyer for the estate of the former

president of the Congo...... Just give us your bank details and a processing

fee and we'll give you millions If it sounds to good to be true, run away! No free lunches on the internet


Tools

Anti-Virus – AVG Free Anti-malware – Spybot S&D Anti-attack – Zone Alarm, Windows Firewall Anti-Spam – Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail All in One - McAfee, Symantec, Microsoft

OneCare Keep your machine up to date with Windows

Update Do not let your anti-virus expire!


Social Networks

Bebo, MySpace, Orkut, Facebook etc Do you know what your kids are putting on their

pages? Are they over 13? Have you talked to them about using good

judgement? Have you explained about stalkers and ”dirty

old men”. What about bullying?


Social Networks 2

Photo uploading Video uploading (live!) SMS/MMS Privacy and friend's privacy Their name, age, sex, school name, address Talked to other kids' parents? Future reputation when job-hunting Would you like your mum to see what you are

uploading?


Filtering/Restricting/Monitoring

Internet Explorer Parental Controls (content type, specific sites)

Look at browsing history Look at search history Microsoft Vista Parental Controls Safe-Browsing add-ons (McAfee/Symantec) PC in kitchen or somewhere open


Top Tips

Generic usernames for kids Strong & Multiple passwords Password Manager (KeePass, PasswordSafe) Giving out Credit Card Details Email attachments (.pif, .exe, .scr) Updates Good Judgement


Useful Sites

kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/ mcafee.com, symantec.com etc AVG on free.grisoft.com Spybot Search & Destroy on www.safer-

networking.org www.microsoft.com/protect/family/age/stages.m

spx www.google.com/intl/en/landing/familysafety/


Q&A

Questions? This presentation available on

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