Knowing Me Knowing You

Knowing Me, Knowing You (the Dangers of Social Networks)

Introduction
My Name is Marie Boran
29 years of age
Born 27th July 1980
Single

I Like
Travel
Paris
New York
Music
Especially Kraftwerk
Knitting
Photography
Science Fiction
Paranormal

My Blusher

My Parents

My Dad Worked Here
Financial Director for Oglesby & Butler
Resigned 31st March 2008

Work
Technology Journalist
SiliconRepublic.com
The Irish Independent
GadgetRepublic.com
Previously
Court Editor Merril Legal Solutions
PC Live Magazine
Dublin Anna Livia FM

Education
St Leo’s College Carlow
University College Dublin
BSc Computer Science
Griffith College Dublin
BA Journalism
Dublin Institute of Technology
Digital Media Technologies

In 2008
I was voted Technology Journalist of the Year

In 2008
Someone Stole My Identity

How Did I Steal Marie’s ID?

MySpace

Amazon Wish List

Date Of Birth

PhotoSynth

General Register Office

With That Information I Got

I Could Then Get

Which In Turn Allows me to

But ..

Maybe Not

Automating the Attack

Automating the Attack – 123People

Automating the Attack – Friendscall.me

Automating the Attack – Knowem.com

Automating the Attack – Pipl.com

Automating the Attack - Maltego

Automating the Attack – Maltego

Personal Data Can Reside on Servers not in EU
Covered by Data Protection Act?
Sites May Not Have Stringent Privacy Policies
Data is Permanent
What Goes on the Internet Stays on the Internet
Lessons Learnt (1)

Beware of Social Networks
Friends Can Leak Your Information
Data Matching Provides Overall Picture
You May Not Own Your Private Data
Review Privacy Statements
Terms of Use
Lessons Learnt (2)

Virtual World Can Impact Real World
Bullying
Burglary
Stalking
Physical Attacks
Other Lessons Learnt

FBI Warns of Asian-Specific Telephone Extortion Scam
Network World 10th June ’09
Criminals Gleaned Personal Details from Internet
Threatened Victims
Demand Money
Real World Example

Tweets Lead to Burglary ?
Real World Example

Real World Examples

What Goes on the Net stays on the Net
Friends Can Compromise You
There Are No Secret Questions
Virtual World Impacts Real World
No Umbilical Chord = No ID
Remember

Review How You Identify
Remote Users
Staff
Customers
Ensure Your Secret Questions Are Secret
Revise Acceptable Usage Policies For Social Networking Sites
Security Awareness is Key
Applying This to Your Environment

Questions ?

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Knowing Me Knowing You

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