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Phishing

Criminal andfraudulent attemptsto acquire sensitiveinformation bycreating websites.

Generic greetings Poor grammar anspelling.

Emails that requurgent action.

Misleading URLs

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Cyber Stalking

Using internet or other electronicmeans to stalk or harass anindividual, a group of individuals,or an organization.

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Avoiding Cyber Stalking

Avoid sharing personal info in publicspaces. Be cautious about meeting online

acquaintances in person. Create a different email account for

registering on social networking sites.

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Identity Theft

Using someone's identity (likecredit card number or emailaccount) for any illegal purpose.

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BlueSnarfing

Act of stealingpersonal data,specificallycalendar andcontact information,from a Bluetoothenabled device.

Keep sensitive data ofBluetooth - enabled devthe first place.

Updating your devicesregularly.

Switch off the Bluetoonot in use. Dont pair with unkno

devices.

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How to stay protected?

Keep a clean machine. Best to have all current updates.

Protect all devices connected to theinternet.

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info

Use a strong passcode. Think before installing apps.

Disable geotagging.

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Connect with care

Beware of free Wi-Fi Protect your banking credentials Dont respond to unknown requests for

personal information.

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STOP. THINK. CONNECT.

Be a good online citizen. Practicing good online habits benefits th

global digital community.

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What is a botnet?

Network of compromised computers beincontrolled remotely as a group.

eg. Conficker, Zeus, Waledac, Mariposa,etc.

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History of botnets

Bots originally used to automate tasks.o web crawlers used by search engines, IRC, etc

Evolved into automating malicious attacko started around 2000 with DDoS attacks againstservers.

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Some disturbing statistics

88% of all spam is sent from botnets. 50% of the Fortune 1000 organisations werecompromised by the data stealing botnet, Mariposa

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Operation of Botnets

1. Infect victim with malware usinga. Drive-by downloadsb. Email attachments & Social Engineering

2. Control the nodes through C&C server

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Uses

DDoS attacks Use of stolenresources

Rental to otherspammers

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Defences

Keep your antivirus and system softwareupto date.

Be careful while opening attachmentsand links in email and social networkingsites.