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Cyber Security Awareness October 2014
This document discusses cyber security issues related to social media and personal information online. It notes that the amount of data created annually has grown exponentially and this data can remain online for years. Both personal profiles created by individuals and those created about people by others shape their online reputation. The document warns that employers, insurers, and other parties increasingly check social media and that anonymity online allows false posts that can damage credibility. Various risks of oversharing personal information are outlined, as are strategies to monitor and control one's online profile and reputation.
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- 2. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
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- 8. • Amount ofdata created, captured, and replicated in 2007 was 281 exabytes (281,000,000,000 GB) • In 2011 there will be nearly 1,800 exabytes of information created • In 2012 we created more data than in the last 5000 years
- 9. Psychology Today 10OCT 2014
- 11. • Your "onlineprofile" is the sum of online content about you that you've created and content about you created by others. Items include: emails, videos, posts on social networks, someone posting a picture or comments about you on a social network or website, credit, financial, and medical information. • Your "online reputation" is the image created of you through information you or others shared online in blogs, posts, pictures, tweets, and videos.
- 12. • The useof social media outside of personal lives has increased and continues to increase • Concern that potential employers will misconstrue what is seen • Used for monitoring current employees • Used for screening job applicants • Employees see it as a good way to “get to know” the applicant
- 13. Picture from Departmentof Homeland Security
- 14. • Employers areincreasingly using social media for background checks. • Insurance companies use social media to look for fraud. • Spies use social media to look for informants.
- 15. • Do youhave control of what is posted? • Not all fame is good! • People use anonymity to post stuff about others! • Embarrassment, loss of credibility Rev2/28/2011
- 16. • Would youinvite a stranger into your house to look at your children's photo album? • Public v. Private • Aggregate information sources could give someone more information than intended.
- 17. But what about what others share about you online?
- 19. Bad guys canexploit your use of social media to infect your computer with malware
- 20. • Do Ihave control of what is posted about me? • Look yourself up! • Even if you are not on the web, you may be on the web! • Do what you can to control what is out there. • What is your social relevancy (Reputation)? • Setup alerts and monitor what is posted about you. • Public records on the web…
- 22. If you owna business or are self-employed: • Have you looked to see what is posted about you? • Do you monitor for comments or ratings? • How do you address complaints? • Do you monitor for brand-jacking? http://knowem.com/
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- 29. Information, once onthe Internet, can be there for years, even if the service claims it is gone Don’t post anything you wouldn’t want seen by everyone
- 38. • "Cyberbullying" happenswhen a child, preteen, or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen, or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, or mobile phones • Examples of cyberbullying include, mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles. • http://www.stopbullying.gov
- 40. • In extremecases, some children have committed suicide • Distracts from academics • Increases risk of depression • Hurts self-esteem Megan Meier Ryan Halligan Hope Witsell Tyler Clementi Ty Smalley Jesse Logan
- 41. Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality Elias Aboujaoude
- 46. • Why doessomeone want your personal information? • In an information age, information becomes a commodity • Information has a value • Some information has a greater value • Your personal information is potentially worth more than you think
- 47. • Personally IdentifiableInformation • Name and account number • Name and social security number • Name and address • Credit Card Number • Where you might find it • Tax files • Account Statements • Records (Medical, Public and other) • Businesses you do business with
- 51. • “Identity fraud,"consists mainly of someone making unauthorized charges to your credit card. • “Identity theft,” is when someone gathers your personal information and assumes your identity as their own. "Identify theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the US." John Ashcroft 79th US Attorney General
- 52. • March 20th2001, MSNBC reported the first identity theft case to gain widespread public attention • Thief assumed the identities of Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart, took out new credit cards in their names, and accessed their bank accounts • Stole more than $7 million from 200 of the world’s super rich - Warren Buffet and George Soros, tech tycoons Paul Allen and Larry Ellison • Used a library computer, public records, a cell phone, a fax machine, a PO Box, and a copy of Forbes Richest People • 32-year-old Abraham Abdallah was described as “a high school dropout, a New York City busboy, a pudgy, disheveled, career petty criminal.”
- 53. • PII exposedby others (Data Breaches) • PII exposed by ourselves (online & others) • Malware (Spyware, Viruses, etc…) • Social Engineering • Phone • Internet (Phishing, social websites etc…) • In Person (at your door, in a restaurant etc…) • Physical theft • Mail box • Trash (Dumpster diving) • ATMs (skimming) • Home break-ins
- 55. • Dumpster diving • ATM – Credit Card skimming • Mailbox • Home Break-in
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- 59. TOP MERCHANT GROUPS RESTAURANTS GAS HOTELS CAR RENTALS ALL OTHER SOURCE: CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, VISA USA, UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
- 60. BY MERCHANT LOCATIONS CALIFORNIA FLORIDA NEW YORK NEW JERSEY TEXAS MEXICO ILLINOIS ALL OTHER SOURCE: CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, VISA USA, UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
- 61. “The federal governmentis the biggest offender.” Paul Stephens Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- 62. • Information issold on the Black Market • Sometimes the information is traded for drugs • Used to fund terrorist operations
- 65. • Used to‘share’ computer files • Legal issues with copyright • Malware issues • Privacy issues, do you know what you are sharing?
- 66. • Malware (Viruses,Worms, Spyware, etc…) • 1999 Melissa, Kevin Mitnick, • 2000 Mafiaboy, DoS Assault, • 2001 Code Red, Nimda, • 2002 Root Rot, Slapper, • 2003 SQL Slammer, • 2004 MyDoom, BerBew, • 2005 Samy (MySpace), • 2007 Storm Worm, Botnets, etc.. • 2102 Advanced Persistent Threat APT Malware has cost trillions of dollars in the last decade
- 67. • In thepast, they were primarily destructive • Today, they focus on stealing information • Or using your computer as a Bot (Zombie) to send out SPAM or attack other systems
- 69. • Oldest trickin the book, there are examples in the 1500s • One particular fraud is called the “Nigerian 419” scam or “Advanced Fee Fraud” • Started as a letter, then it showed up in faxes and now it is sent by email. • The message contains many variations on the story Rev2/28/2011 http://www.secretservice.gov/fraud_email_advisory.shtml
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- 78. Albert Gonzalez, 28 With accomplices, he was involved in of most of the major data breaches: Heartland, Hannaford Bros., 7-Eleven, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, BJ’s Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, Dave & Busters, Boston Market, Forever 21, DSW, and others.
- 80. • 70% fromexternal agents • 48% caused by insiders • 11% implicated business partners • 27% involved multiple parties
- 81. • Data Breach • Lack of security on the part of businesses • Organizations may post information online • Loss of a laptop, hard drive, or paper work • Data loss by a third party • Hacker (Organized Crime & Nation State) • Organizations may break into your computer
- 82. Data provided byDataLoss db as of February 2014
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