staying safe online for hr professionals
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7, 2015 Ben WoelkProgram Manager
Information Security Office
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Staying Safe Online for HR Professionals”
Introduction
Awareness is the key
Everyone is a target
Organized crime funds the attacks
Threat Landscape—What’s Being Stolen
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bili
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Media
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Mobile
Vuln
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bili
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Ranso
mw
are
Solu
tions
Creating and using strong passwords, aka passphrases
Length > complexity
TIP #1 It was a dark and
stormy night
becomes
ItwasaDark215andStormyNight
Pass
word
s
https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm
Pass
word
Safe
s
Keep Your Software (and Hardware up to date!
TIP #2
Layers of
security
Anti-virus
Firewall
Don’t overlook
mobile devices!
TIP #3Use protection
Recognize phishing & scams
TIP #4
Use social networks
safely
Don’t post schedules or whereabouts
TIP #5
Phishing on social networkingsites
Remember who else
is there• Employers
• Identity thieves
• Online predators
TIP #6
Don’t post inappropriate photos!
What you
post can be
used to…
* Judge
* Impersonate
* Monitor
Be wary of others
Is this really your friend..?
TIP #7
TIP #8
Monitor use of your name
Guard your personal
information
Watch out for Facebook applications!
TIP #9
Never assume privacy
Do you care if Facebook
captures where you’ve been?
TIP #10
Cool T
ools
Google DashboardBrowser Plugins NoScript McAfee Site Advisor Web of Trust (WoT)
Secunia PSIPassword Safes
Reso
urc
es
Goodreads Cyber Security Library
https://www.goodreads.com/
search?q=cyber+security+li
brary Infosec Communicator
Blogbenwoelk.com Shockproofing Your Use
of Social Media eBook
http://amzn.com/B00OJMK4T2
ISTR20 Internet Security Threat
Report. April 2015, Symantec
http://www.symantec.com/security_resp
onse/publications/threatreport.jsp
Questions (and maybe some answers)
Ben Woelk
Benwoelk.com
@benwoelk
www.linkedin.com/in/benwoelk/