Basic Internet Security: today's top security challenges and possible solutions. A short guide to internet security for wedding planners (and others professionals and consultants). Presentazione utilizzata durante il workshop organizzato dall'Association of Bridal Consultants - sezione Italia, a Firenze 6 Aprile 2009

1. Basic Internet Security
Marco Marcellini
6 Aprile 2009 – Florence Grand Hotel

2. Negative trend of Internet Security ?
Fonte: CSI Computer Crime & Security Survey 2008

3. People are strange...

4. Recent risk: the worm Conficker (Avr '09)

5. How Internet Works: TCP/IP
Your computer is a node of entire network
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CHECKIP
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WHOIS
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TRACERT
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6. How Internet Works: WEB, how big is it ?
Google year 2000,
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1.060.000.000 of
web pages
Google in 2009,
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only the word
“wedding” takes
235.000.000 results
More web pages,
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more business,
more risks
Google.com in the year 2000 – from Internet Archive www.archive.org

7. Today's Top Security Challenges
(1) Data security & access control
(2) Identity theft
(3) Viruses and worms
(4) Malware/spyware & malicious web traffic
(5) On line frauds
(6) Hacker attacks
(7) Spam - Phishing
(8) Local network & wireless security

8. Viruses & malware: possible solutions
THE PROBLEM: THE SOLUTION:
Virus Use and UPDATE an AntiVirus Software
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Install an Anti-Spyware Program (AVG
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Worm
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Anti-Spyware, Spybot - Search and
Destroy, Lavasoft Ad-Aware)
Trojan horse
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Occasionally Run Online Virus Scans
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Backdoor
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http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
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Spyware http://housecall.antivirus.com
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If you receive strange attach, scan on
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Hijacker
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www.virscan.org
Keylogger Visit Microsoft's Windows (Apple)
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Update Site Frequently

9. Secure your web experience 1/2
Switch to another browser, like FIREFOX
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Switch to alternative o.s. like LINUX
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or make your Internet Explorer
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more secure, e.g. install SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

10. Secure your web experience 2/2
Educate yourself and be smart about where you
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visit and what you click on: www.malwaredomainlist.com
Install MyWOT extension: www.mywot.com
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Use a Firewall, like a personal firewall:
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www.webroot.com/En_US/consumer-products-desktopfirewall.html

11. How to protect your data
Webmail: use HTTPS instead of HTTP
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Packet sniffing, an example with WireShark
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Protect your mobile datas TrueCrypt, Free
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open-source disk encryption software for
Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux

12. E-mail security: tracing the sender

13. Bookmarks
Whois tools
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VisualRoute traceroute: connection test, trace IP address, IP trace, IP address locations
Current IP Check
Database Whois del Registro
Whois di GeekTools
Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
Antispyware software
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Lavasoft: Scarica tutta la gamma Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition
Home - Pagina iniziale di Spybot-S&D!
SpywareBlaster® | Prevent spyware and malware. Free download.
Online virus scanner
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Free Virus Scan - Kaspersky Lab
HouseCall: Scansione virus online della Trend Micro - Trend Micro Italia
VirSCAN.org - Free Multi-Engine Online Virus Scanner v1.02, Supports 37 AntiVirus Engines!
Malware domain lists
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Malware Domain List
Comunità della valutazione sulla reputazione del sito Web | WOT Web of Trust
Security tools
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TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X and Linux
Wireshark: Go deep.
eMailTrackerPro - trace email, spam email, email spam, outlook email spam, email tracking, email tracing, email
Best Firewall Software – Webroot Desktop Firewall Protection

14. THE END
Relatore:
Marco Marcellini – Tiphys Digital Lifestyle
marco.marcellini@cortonaweb.net
www.tiphys.com
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