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Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free service for consumers to protect themselves online and reduce their exposure to identity theft. Stay Safe, Stay Secure
How to Protect Your PC from Malware, Ransomware, VirusHabFg
Your info guide to beefing up your personal computer’s safety from malicious threats! Inside this eBook, you will discover the topics about protecting your computer’s system, fighting spam, spyware & adware, phishing & identity theft, computer viruses… and anti-viruses, protection you can afford and so much more!
Computer Security Guide to Pc Security
“Your Info Guide to Beefing Up Your Personal Computer’s Safety From Malicious Threats
As we do these things on a more regular basis, we open ourselves up to potential hackers, attackers and crackers. While some may be looking to phish your personal information and identity for resale, others simply just want to use your computer as a platform from which to attack other unknowing targets. Computer Security is very important
How to Protect Your PC from Malware, Ransomware, VirusHabFg
Your info guide to beefing up your personal computer’s safety from malicious threats! Inside this eBook, you will discover the topics about protecting your computer’s system, fighting spam, spyware & adware, phishing & identity theft, computer viruses… and anti-viruses, protection you can afford and so much more!
Computer Security Guide to Pc Security
“Your Info Guide to Beefing Up Your Personal Computer’s Safety From Malicious Threats
As we do these things on a more regular basis, we open ourselves up to potential hackers, attackers and crackers. While some may be looking to phish your personal information and identity for resale, others simply just want to use your computer as a platform from which to attack other unknowing targets. Computer Security is very important
The Internet is inescapable – both in your professional as well as your personal life. With our computers and phones, we are on the net at all times. But the net is dangerous. Whether you use e-mail, e-commerce, or even just a spreadsheet, you may not only be putting yourself in danger, but your whole company.
In this presentation, Prof. Dias explains some of the common ways you may be attacked when using Internet services, and how you can protect yourself against these attacks.
Online spying Tools including , cookies, web bugs, spam & spyware , & other hacking methods & also about harming computer etc , its a complete description about Online spying tools , best of luck
October is observed as Cyber Security Month which is an annual campaign organized to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. Here’s an infographic that puts together 31 tips on Internet Security that will help you protect your digital devices, identity, and personal information from all types of threats on the Internet.
In December 2012, Yahoo! Inc. suffered a high profile data breach at the hands of a lone hacker. Using SQL injection attacks, the hacker gained full access for the server of the affected domain. Alarmingly, the exploited vulnerability likely belonged to a third party application that was neither coded nor hosted by Yahoo!. Yahoo! was responsible for the third party application's security, yet it only had limited control of the code. This presentation will analyze the tools and methodology employed by the attacker to bypass security, explore the dangers of hosting third party code inherited from partners, vendors, or via acquisitions, and provide procedural and technical steps for securing third party code.
This 2 hour presentation provides an overview of Internet Security. The first part addresses current threats such as viruses, Trojans, backdoors, botnets and more. The second part talks about how to protect yourself from these threats by changing the way you surf the ‘Net and by understanding your software and hardware options.
Presentation for Staff Development Day presented recently.
Plenty of links through the presentation and a number in the last few slides for software and external article reviews.
14 tips to increase cybersecurity awarenessMichel Bitter
We used this presentation within our company to increase the cybersecurity awareness of our employees. These 14 tips should help everybody to protect themselves against the most obvious cyber attacks.
This is a great PowerPoint to help individuals identify and prevent infecting their computers and identity from Malware programs. I found it on the internet and thought it was so good for people to view. The original document was created by the Consumer Jungle and can be found at: http://www.consumerjungle.org/content/view/55/1146/
CoDiS - All in one Monitoring Platform for HydrogeneratorsOzren Oreskovic
Learn about the benefits of "all in one" approach to Hydro Machine Condition Monitoring. With software re-configurable measurements you can custom tailor the system to fit your needs and priorities.
The Internet is inescapable – both in your professional as well as your personal life. With our computers and phones, we are on the net at all times. But the net is dangerous. Whether you use e-mail, e-commerce, or even just a spreadsheet, you may not only be putting yourself in danger, but your whole company.
In this presentation, Prof. Dias explains some of the common ways you may be attacked when using Internet services, and how you can protect yourself against these attacks.
Online spying Tools including , cookies, web bugs, spam & spyware , & other hacking methods & also about harming computer etc , its a complete description about Online spying tools , best of luck
October is observed as Cyber Security Month which is an annual campaign organized to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. Here’s an infographic that puts together 31 tips on Internet Security that will help you protect your digital devices, identity, and personal information from all types of threats on the Internet.
In December 2012, Yahoo! Inc. suffered a high profile data breach at the hands of a lone hacker. Using SQL injection attacks, the hacker gained full access for the server of the affected domain. Alarmingly, the exploited vulnerability likely belonged to a third party application that was neither coded nor hosted by Yahoo!. Yahoo! was responsible for the third party application's security, yet it only had limited control of the code. This presentation will analyze the tools and methodology employed by the attacker to bypass security, explore the dangers of hosting third party code inherited from partners, vendors, or via acquisitions, and provide procedural and technical steps for securing third party code.
This 2 hour presentation provides an overview of Internet Security. The first part addresses current threats such as viruses, Trojans, backdoors, botnets and more. The second part talks about how to protect yourself from these threats by changing the way you surf the ‘Net and by understanding your software and hardware options.
Presentation for Staff Development Day presented recently.
Plenty of links through the presentation and a number in the last few slides for software and external article reviews.
14 tips to increase cybersecurity awarenessMichel Bitter
We used this presentation within our company to increase the cybersecurity awareness of our employees. These 14 tips should help everybody to protect themselves against the most obvious cyber attacks.
This is a great PowerPoint to help individuals identify and prevent infecting their computers and identity from Malware programs. I found it on the internet and thought it was so good for people to view. The original document was created by the Consumer Jungle and can be found at: http://www.consumerjungle.org/content/view/55/1146/
CoDiS - All in one Monitoring Platform for HydrogeneratorsOzren Oreskovic
Learn about the benefits of "all in one" approach to Hydro Machine Condition Monitoring. With software re-configurable measurements you can custom tailor the system to fit your needs and priorities.
IBM BC2016- IBM - Talent Management - How to use data and analytics to take y...IBM Sverige
Consistently attracting and retaining talent is one of the key challenges for organizations today. IBM is a great example of an organization that not only sells Workforce Insight as a service, but who use it to maximize our own performance too. In this session you’ll hear from one of IBM’s internal talent specialist, how she collected data to create insight, to reinvent our sales function. Then, you’ll hear from one of our Workforce Consultants, how clients in other industries are doing this too.
Speakers: Clodagh O'Reilly, Executive Consultant, Workforce Science & Analytics, EMEA, IBM and Katarina Noen, Enablement Leader, Software Europe, IBM. (English).
Presenterades på IBM BusinessConnect den 4 oktober 2016 på Stockholm Waterfront,
Petrobras - Corporate Governance AnalysisRobert Au
Accompanying the "Global Corporate Governance and Corruption" presentation (http://bit.ly/1pKMfXq), this report (set as first person from the perspective of the firm) proposes a thorough set of recommendations, in order to restore the firm's confidence into recovery after scandal.
IBM BC2016 - (SAS) SAS förenklar jobbet i luftenIBM Sverige
Snabbare och smidigare processer för kabinpersonal, genom ny app i samarbete med SAS, IBM och Apple.
Talare: Ashraf Hoseini, SAS. Per Söderberg, IBM.
Presenterades på IBM BusinessConnect den 4 oktober 2016 på Stockholm Waterfront.
Commonly used maintenance strategies vary from simple ones such as Corrective Maintenance (CM), which is performed upon system failure, to Preventive Maintenance (PM) where maintenance actions are taken at scheduled time intervals. Both strategies, however, have limitations. Recent advances in sensors, control systems, software engineering, and communication technology have prompted manufacturers to move towards the condition monitoring of system health. Maintenance is performed based on the observed system condition, which is referred to as Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM). This presentation gives a comprehensive introduction to CBM, and introduces a method for CBM scheduling for systems with multiple failure modes. It is observed in some applications that the hazard rate corresponding to each failure mode depends on both time and system state. The system state stochastically degrades, and the degradation rate is often a function of time and the degradation level at that particular time. A maintenance alarm is used to signal when the degradation reaches a threshold value. A new joint model is developed for the stochastically dependent time-to-maintenance due to system degradation and time-to-failure of different failure modes. The model is then utilized to obtain the optimum threshold value that maximizes the system’s availability over its life cycle, or, minimizes the long-run cost per unit time. A illustrative example, using real-life data from a reliability test of communication systems, is provided to demonstrate the application of the approach.
Project focusing on the distribution of the sports brand Nike understanding their various distribution channels and the selective paths that they choose for each country in order to benefit their business
Slides produced for a workshop on measures to use to protect your computer and system security. By Computer Troubleshooters, Dayton, Ohio. February 15, 2014
Use search engines to check your digital footprint
Limit the amount of data you share
Restrict your privacy settings
Avoid oversharing on social media
Avoid browsing the internet on public Wi-Fi
Avoid visiting unsafe websites
Keep an eye on your medical records
Don’t use single-account sign-ins (Facebook, Apple)
Protecting Your Privacy: Cyberspace Security, Real World SafetyAEGILITY
Carpe Diem Strategic Services (CDSS), a veteran owned service-disabled business that offers education and training which addresses threats to digital communications and online privacy.
Their mission is to assist individuals, families, and small businesses to understand, identify, and reduce threats and vulnerabilities that expose their business, financial, intellectual property, and sensitive personal data to potential exploitation and risk.
(Presentation, slides, and content created by AEGILITY)
Notes to The Ten Commandments of Online Security and PrivacyJonathan Bacon
These are the notes for the slideshow offered as a JCCCRA TechTalk on Thursday, November 30, 2018. See the slideshow that is also available at www.slideshare.net/jbacon
Free ebook! Discussions around cybersecurity can be complex, but everyone must know that you should stay safe online, regardless of your technical expertise. This ebook gives you some essential tips for keeping yourself and your data secure on the internet.
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If you have been considering what steps you can take to protect yourself from threats, you’ll get great insights about what types of common risks exist and how you can prepare for them.
- Security Measures for General Public
- Security Measures for Remote Employees
- Common Cybersecurity Risks For Business By Employees
- Cybersecurity Career Opportunities for Tech Enthusiasts
Stay Safe in the Cyberspace!
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Cyber Security is: “Protection of information systems against unauthorized access to or modification of information, whether in storage, processing or transit, and against the denial of service to authorized users, including those measures necessary to detect, document, and counter such threats.”
The convergence of information and cybersecurity is highly relevant in the context of your reputational and financial concerns, a combination of physical and cyber security applied to your requirements will strengthen your overall security posture and resilience to risk. In this article I am explaining how to protect your digital security and privacy as an individual, but the strategies are equally suited for small businesses as well.
This report solely belongs to Symantec. Credit is due to all original authors and no financial gain was made from the report, Simply sharing for educational purposes,
The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating malicious cyber activity by criminals, nation-state adversaries, and terrorists. To fulfill this mission, the FBI often develops resources to enhance operations and collaboration. One such resource is the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) which provides the public with a trustworthy and convenient mechanism for reporting information concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity. At the end of every year, the IC3 collates information collected into an annual report.
Credit is due to all original authors and no financial gain was made from the blog, Simply sharing an interesting story for educational purposes,
This guide aims to help journalists understand their rights at protests and avoid arrest when reporting on these events. It summarizes the legal landscape and provides strategies and tools to help journalists avoid incidents with police and navigate them successfully should they arise. Credit RCFP.Org
Credit is due to all original authors and no financial gain was made from the blog, Simply sharing an interesting story for educational purposes,
Verizon Publishes 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) With Insights From Thousands of Confirmed Breaches. Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is the most extensive yet, with 81 contributing organizations, and more than 32,000 incidents analyzed (of which 3,950 were confirmed breaches). Credit:Verizon
Credit is due to all original authors and no financial gain was made from the report, Simply sharing an interesting story for educational purposes,
A Resource Guide to theU.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Credit is due to all original authors and no financial gain was made from the report, Simply sharing an interesting story for educational purposes,
The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reportsare stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only to lawenforcement. While the FTC does not intervene in individual consumer disputes, its law enforcementpartners – whether they are down the street, across the nation, or around the world – can use informationin the database to spot trends, identify questionable business practices and targets, and enforce the law.
Credit is due to all original authors and no financial gain was made from the report, Simply sharing an interesting story for educational purposes,
Below is a list of consumer reporting companies updated for 2019.1 Consumer reporting companies collect information and provide reports to other companies about you. These companies use these reports to inform decisions about providing you with credit, employment, residential rental housing, insurance, and in other decision making situations. The list below includes the three nationwide consumer reporting companies and several other reporting companies that focus on certain market areas and consumer segments. The list gives you tips so you can determine which of these companies may be important to you. It also makes it easier for you to take advantage of your legal rights to (1) obtain the information in your consumer reports, and (2) dispute suspected inaccuracies in your reports with companies as needed.
Advisory to Financial Institutions on Illicit Financial Schemes and Methods R...- Mark - Fullbright
Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), foreign fentanyl suppliers, and Internet purchasers located in the United States engage in the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and other synthetic opioids and the subsequent laundering of the proceeds from such illegal sales.
The mission of the IC3 is to provide the public with a reliable and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information to the FBI concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity, and to develop effective alliances with industry partners. Information is analyzed and disseminated for investigative and intelligence purposes, for law enforcement, and for public awareness.
Credit is due to all original authors and no financial gain was made from the report, Simply sharing an interesting story for educational purposes,
This report is built upon analysis of 41,686 security incidents, of which 2,013 were confirmed data breaches. We will take a look at how results are changing (or not) over the years as well as digging into the overall threat landscape and the actors, actions, and assets that are present in breaches. Windows into the most common pairs of threat actions and affected assets also are provided.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is an independent U.S. law enforcement agency charged with protecting consumers and enhancing competition across broad sectors of the economy. The FTC’s primary legal authority comes from Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in the marketplace. The FTC also has authority to enforce a variety of sector specific laws, including the Truth in Lending Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act. This broad authority allows the Commission
to address a wide array of practices affecting consumers, including those that emerge with the development of new technologies and business models.
Sentinel sorts consumer reports into 29 top categories. Appendices B1 – B3 describe the categories,providing details, and three year figures. To reflect marketplace changes, new categories or subcategories are created or deleted over time.The Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book excludes the National Do Not Call Registry. A separate report about these complaint statistics is available at: https://www.ftc.gov/reports/national-do-not-call-registry-data-book-fiscal-year-2018. The Sentinel Data Book also excludes reports about unsolicited commercial email.Consumers can report as much or as little detail as they wish when they file a report. For the Sentinel Data Book graphics, percentages are based on the total number of Sentinel fraud, identity theft, and other report types in 2018 in which consumers provided the information displayed on each chart.Reports to Sentinel sometimes indicate money was lost, and sometimes indicate no money was lost.Often, people make these reports after they experience something problematic in the marketplace,avoid losing any money, and wish to alert others. Except where otherwise stated, numbers are based on reports both from people who indicated a loss and people who did not.Calculations of dollar amounts lost are based on reports in which consumers indicated they lost between $1 and $999,999. Prior to 2017, reported “amount paid” included values of $0 to $999,999.States and Metropolitan Areas are ranked based on the number of reports per 100,000 population.State rankings are based on 2017 U.S. Census population estimates (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017). Metropolitan Area rankings are based on 2016 U.S. Census population estimates (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016).This Sentinel Data Book identifies Metropolitan Areas (Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas)with a population of 100,000 or more except where otherwise noted. Metropolitan areas are defined by Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, “Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas” (July 15, 2015). Numbers change over time. The Sentinel Data Book sorts consumer reports by year, based on the date of the consumer’s report. Some data contributors transfer their complaints to Sentinel after the end of the calendar year, and new data providers often contribute reports from prior years. As a result, the total number of reports for 2018 will likely change during the next few months, and totals from previous years may differ from prior Consumer Sentinel Network Data Books. The most up to date information can be found online at ftc.gov/data
A credit score is a three -digit number that predicts how likely you are to pay back a loan on time, based on information from your credit reports.
Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only.
Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only. - Medical identity theft has existed in various forms for decades, but it was in 2006 that World Privacy Forum published the first major report about the crime. The report called for medical data breach notification laws and more research about medical identity theft and its impacts. Since that time, medical data breach notification laws have been enacted, and other progress has been made, particularly in the quality of consumer complaint datasets gathered around identity theft, including medical forms of the crime. This report uses new data arising from consumer medical identity theft complaint reporting and medical data breach reporting to analyze and document the geography of medical identity theft and its growth patterns. The report also discusses new aspects of consumer harm resulting from the crime that the data has brought to light
The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reports are stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only to law enforcement. While the FTC does not intervene in individual consumer disputes, its law enforcement partners – whether they are down the street, across the nation, or around the world – can use information in the database to spot trends, identify questionable business practices and targets, and enforce the law.
Since 1997, Sentinel has collected tens of millions of reports from consumers about fraud, identity theft, and other consumer protection topics. During 2017, Sentinel received nearly 2.7 million consumer reports, which the FTC has sorted into 30 top categories. The 2017 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book (Sentinel Data Book) has a vibrant new look, and a lot more information about what consumers told us last year. You'll know more about how much money people lost in the aggregate, the median amount they paid, and what frauds were most costly. And you'll know much more about complaints of identity theft, fraud, and other types of problems in each state, too. The Sentinel Data Book is based on unverified reports filed by consumers. The data is not based on a consumer survey. Sentinel has a five-year data retention policy, with reports older than five years purged biannually.
This guide addresses the steps to take once a
breach has occured. For advice on implementing a
plan to protect consumers’ personal information, to
prevent breaches and unauthorized access, check
out the FTC’s Protecting Personal Information: A
Guide for Business and Start with Security: A Guide
for Business.
*Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only.
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January 2016 - December 2016- Mark - Fullbright
FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Law enforcement's source for consumer complaints.
All information, data, and material contained, presented, or provided on is for educational purposes only.
Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
It is not to be construed or intended as providing legal advice.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
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Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
1. A BasicGuide toSafe
Surfing on the Internet
How to surf the internet safely and avoid the pitfalls and
traps of Data Brokers and IdentityThieves
Updated 03/16/2014
2. Advocate
Tips
Your personal information is a commodity to
Data Brokers who collect , manage and sell your
information. Protect it!
Before you try any suggestions in the following
slides. Be sure to back up your computer and set
your System Restore. Use what fits your needs.
Don’t add everything.
If you find a program that you like, use the free
trial version before purchasing. Most companies
will not provide refunds.
Check the internet for online reviews from
reputable companies. Be a smart shopper
Use pseudonyms on the web for non- important
web activity. Be safe online!
3. Google
Voice
This is one of the best ‘unknown’ tools available
free of charge.
Use it as a alternate phone orVoice Mail phone
number when you don’t want to disclose your
cell or home number.
Many other GoogleVoice services—such as
voicemail, free text messaging, call history,
conference calling, call screening, blocking of
unwanted calls, and voice transcription to text of
voicemail messages—are also available to users
resident in the US.
GoogleVoice
4. Abbreviate
If you need to user your real name, change it up.
Use abbreviations instead of your full name,
example: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
would be ‘J Schmidt’ or ‘j_schmidt’.
Using abbreviations makes it difficult to
determine your gender or locate you in public
records.
The less about the ‘real’ you the better when
surfing the internet.
Use variations of your name :
Jon instead of John
Marc instead of Mark
Jan instead of Janet
5. Social
Media
Create multiple Social Media Accounts using
different email addresses.
Stay anonymous while surfing online.
Use real information for business or financial
accounts, family. Everything else pseudonyms.
Limit how much of your real ‘you’ is provided
online. If you use your real name, secure that site!
Keep work and socializing website separate.
Match them up. Example:
Facebook +Twitter+ Email (pseudo name)
Tumble + Pinterest + Email (pseudo name)
LinkedIn +Twitter + Email (real name)
Pandora +Yelp + Craigslist + Email (pseudo name)
Financial Institution + Credit Card + Email (real
name)
6. Caricatures
Companies like Facebook use real pictures of
members to sell to marketing companies for use
with products and advertisements.
Using a Caricatures stops your real image from
being used without your consent.
Using your pet is a good idea, using your child is
not.Again, it can be used for advertising.
Look for free Caricatures programs on the
internet.
7. VPN
AVirtual Private Network (VPN) extends a
private network across the Internet.
It secures your computer's internet connection
to guarantee that all of the data you're sending
and receiving is encrypted and secured from
prying eyes.
VPNs allow individuals to spoof their physical
location—the user's actual IP address is replaced
byVPN provider—allowing them to bypass
content filters.
Use Public or HotelWi-Fi in Confidence
Download and Upload P2P Files in Privacy
CloakYourVOIP PhoneCalls
Use Search EnginesWithout HavingYour
Searches Logged
8. OptOut
The term opt-out refers to several methods by
which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited
product or service information.
This ability is usually associated with direct
marketing campaigns such as telemarketing or
e-mail marketing.
Whenever the option is available, do it.
If you are creating an online identity, you don’t
want to create a new one because spam and e-
marketing is flooding your account.
9. Anti-
Malware
/Spyware/
Firewall
Malware is short for “malicious software." It
includes viruses and spyware that get installed
on your computer, phone, or mobile device
without your consent.
These programs can cause your device to crash
and can be used to monitor and control your
online activity.
Criminals use malware to steal personal
information, send spam, and commit fraud.
It is imperative you have some type of protection
in addition to your computers installed program.
11. Encryption
Encryption is the last and strongest line of
defense against the myriad attacks your
computer experiences every day.
Spam filters, Firewalls, Privacy Settings,
Passwords andAnti-virus programs all offer
defensive measures against broad based
attacks, but none of these offer any defense
against targeted data theft.
13. Secure
Browser
Protect your connection, secure URLs begin with
https:// instead of http://.
HTTP stands for HypertextTransfer Protocol
HTTPS stands for HypertextTransfer Protocol
Secure
Only download files or software from sites that
have been rated/verified by trusted sources.
Keep your Browser settings updated.
Use anonymous privacy setting, if available.
A good secure Browser encrypts your passwords
or your phone number or anything personal you
enter online.
15. Secure
WebSearch
Engines
In general,Web search engines work by sending
out a software system or spider to collect as
many documents as possible.
Every time you use a regular search engine, your
search data is recorded.
Major search engines capture your IP address
and use tracking cookies to make a record of
your search terms, the time of your visit, and the
links you choose - then they store that
information in a giant database.
This information is a ‘Gold Mine’ for marketers,
data broker and identity thieves.
Use Search Engines that contain non-tracking
features
17. Back(it)Up
Backing up is simply making an electronic copy
of files and storing that copy in a safe place.
If you back up your files regularly, you can
retrieve some, if not all, of your information if
something happens to the originals on your
computer.
Use either external hard disk, CDs, DVDs, or
other storage medium for your backup copies.
Upload data to an Internet-based file storage
service (cloud).
Do not store your backup on your computer!
19. Passwords
Never use the same password for all accounts.
Use different passwords and add something
about the site to separate it from the others.
Facebook, use fcbk!101010 etc.
It may be easier to remember is you use
Passphrases.
Exchange letters for characters, example:
identity (!d@nT!Ty).
Use: !=i, @=a,$=s etc.
Don’t forget to underscore_
Have a few extra ready as backup.You never
know when you’ll need to replace one. Be
prepared!
20. Protect
Your
Identity
Do not give out your full name, address, or
phone number to anyone online that you don't
trust or know in person.
Pseudonymity: the use of a pseudonym
Unless it’s a business relationship, financial or an
important account.Go Pseudo!
Anonymity: a person whose name is unknown or
withheld
Some websites will use address verification tools
to verify your identity. Unless you need to use
your real name. Skip it!
Check your social media privacy settings
Use strong Security Questions, if required.
21. Wi-Fi
Using a public wireless network?Turn off file
sharing and network discovery.
UseWPA (WPA-Personal) orWPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected
Access version 2).
Don’t use WEP, it’s weak.
Avoid Automatically Connecting toWi-Fi Hotspots.
Observation ofTCP flags to uncover various types
of network scans.
UseTwo-Factor Authentication
Use Encryption !
Avoid piggybacking.
Change your Network’s SSID name. Don’t keep the
default name.
22. Email
Accounts
A good rule is to have multiple email
accounts:
One for friends
One for websites that require
email addresses
One for your job, personal clients,
bank correspondence, etc.
Having a backup email service is a
great idea. Have it ready but not
used until needed.
25. Disclosure
Company names mentioned herein are the
property of, and may be trademarks of, their
respective owners and are for educational purposes
only.
This document is not an endorsement of any of the
products mentioned. It is suggested that consumers
conduct their own due diligence before uploading
or purchasing any products mentioned.
I have not received any payment or compensation
for mentioning any products in this document.
I do not imply one product is better than another
or by not mentioning a certain product imply it is
substandard.
26. Data
Brokers in
the News
The Data Brokers: Selling your personal
information 03/09/2014
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-data-
brokers-selling-your-personal-information/