3. WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT
INTERNET SECURITY !
• How many friends got one of their Facebook/email accounts hacked?
• Gmail account deleted
• Twitter account compromised
• iCloud accounts compromised
• Amazon account compromised
• Do hackers target normal people?
• Should you worry of being the next target?
• Have I been pwned?
4. SOCIAL ENGINEERING AND PERSONALIZED
ATTACKS
• It’s easy to know a lot about you:
• Your pictures
• Your friends
• Your favorite spots
• Your family
• Your dog
• Your hobbies
• Your writing style
• Is there anything a hacker wouldn’t know
about you?
• Why would a hacker care about that
5. ONLINE TRACKERS
• How did Facebook advertisers know
about my travel plans?
• Amazon started showing laptop
accessories right after I bought a new
Laptop!
• Does Facebook really know every other
website I visit?
• Can I really stop them from tracking me?
- Ad Block
- No Follow
- No Script
8. TRUSTING
UNKNOWN
EMAILS
• Do you tend to trust unknown
emails that ask you to click links
or download attachments?
• Solution
Chuck such emails, especially if
they talk about money or ask you
to take an urgent action such as
clicking a link or filling up a form.
9. LEAVING YOUR WI-FI
OPEN
• Is your Wi-Fi network protected
with a secure password
Solution
• Set a password for your Wi-Fi
network
• Don’t connect to open Wifi
hotspot
11. USING THE SAME
PASSWORD
• Do you use 1 password for all your
accounts?
Solution:
• Choose a unique password for every
online account
• Create a password using uppercase
and lowercase letters, numbers, and
especial characters (&, %, @, _, $, etc.)
• Never use predictable words such as
your name, your pet’s or school’s
name, date of birth, etc.