Cyber Hygiene
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Cyber Hygiene
- Passwords
○ Do not reuse your password everywhere!
○ Different passwords for banking and email
○ Use a long passphrase
○ Use a password vault
- Social Media
○ What you post is FOREVER!
○ Don’t post while you’re on vacation
○ Limit the types of personal information
■ Birth month/date + year
■ Pet’s name
■ Grade school
■ First car
- Free WiFi (YAY!)
○ Don’t use it if you don’t have to
○ Be careful of fakes
○ Use a VPN
■ TunnelBear
■ Windscribe
■ Speedify
Threats in the Digital Age (Is anything safe?)
- Internet users: 4.2 billion (55% of the world)
- Internet of Things (IoT): Estimated 20 Billion “smart” devices by 2020
Information Security
- CIA Triad
○ Integrity
○ Availability
○ Confidentiality
- Lack of reported incidents
- Willingness to disclose
- Survey bias
Classification of Computer Crime
- Computer as a Target
- Computer as an Instrument of the Crime
- Computer as Incidental to the Crime
- Crimes associated with the prevalence of computers
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