This document discusses internet safety and identity theft. It provides statistics showing that 1 in 4 teens have unwanted exposure to sexual content online and 1 in 5 receive sexual solicitations. It also notes that over 55 million Americans had their personal information exposed in 2005 due to data breaches. The document offers tips for reducing identity theft risks such as shredding documents with personal information, using strong passwords, and being wary of phishing schemes. It includes a quiz to assess identity theft risks, with carrying one's social security card or displaying it on personal checks as high risk behaviors. The conclusion states that the only true ways to protect against identity theft are having no personal information or never allowing anyone access to it.

1. Internet Safety
Staying Safe on the Wild, Wild
Internet
Your Host:
Vicky Yuki, Outreach & Education Coordinator
City of Seattle Community Technology Program
Created by:
David R. Matthews, CISSP, GSEC

2. Some Sobering Stats
 1 in 4 teens online had unwanted exposure
to sexually explicit pictures
 Approximately 1 in 5 received a sexual
solicitation or approach
 1 in 17 was threatened or harassed
 1 in 33 received an aggressive sexual
solicitation (from someone who asked to meet them
somewhere; called them on the telephone; sent them
regular mail, money or gifts)
**From a year 2000 report by the Center for Missing & Exploited Children

3. Identity Theft
“Risk of ID theft bonanza as thousands of
credit card slips found dumped in skip ”
BY Miles Brignall & Phillip Inman (Jan 9, 2006)
- The Guardian
 "Thousands of documents revealing the credit
card numbers, addresses, phone numbers and
signatures of guests were dumped in an open
skip ."
 “Each one lists the name, company, home
address and credit card number in full. ”
 “This information in the wrong hands could be
very dangerous. “

4. What‟s the problem?
“2005 worst year for breaches of computer
security”
By Jon Swartz (Dec. 29, 2005), USA TODAY
 “At least 130 reported breaches have
exposed more than 55 million Americans to
potential ID theft ...”
 “…cybercrime proceeds in 2004 were $105
billion, greater than those of illegal drug
sales.”

5. What‟s the problem (2)?
“Common sense can halt cyber criminals
- Reputable companies deemed far safer”
BY JUAN ORTEGA (Dec 21, 2005)
- FLORIDA TODAY
 "There are criminals from all over the world
trying to take advantage of this."
 “About one in four Internet users are hit with
e-mail scams every month”

6. Cyber Crime is Changing
 Hackers used to be in it for the reputation
they could gain. For pride of having beat the
system
 Now it‟s all about the money
 Organized crime is behind most of it

7. How is identity information
stolen
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Burglary of your home, including mail
From your employer or school
From companies you do business with
Obtaining unauthorized credit reports
Stealing wallets, purses, laptops, etc.
Obtaining info from you by “social engineering” or
manipulating you to give up confidential info
 Technology Access - Internet

8. Risk Mitigation
 If you chat online, only allow connections to
people you know and have met off-line
 Don‟t reveal address, phone, school, sibs
names, especially SSN or Credit Card #s in
profiles
 Only purchase online from reputable and
well known companies
 Don‟t fall for „Phishing‟ schemes

9. Risk Mitigation (2)
 Don‟t click on links in emails or websites that
you aren‟t sure are legitimate
 Use text based email – not HTML
 Have good Antivirus, Anti-spyware, Antispam, and a software firewall – updated
automatically
 Have a hardware firewall between your
home network and the Internet

10. Risk Mitigation (3)
 Lock down any wireless access points with
good encryption, etc.
 Carefully examine ATMs before using them
– look around
 Don‟t let your Credit Cards get out of sight at
a restaurant or club
 Shred anything with Personally Identifiable
Information (PII)
 Use a locking mailbox

11. Quiz Questions (1)
 I receive several offers of pre-approved
credit every week. (5 points) Add 5 points if
you don‟t shred them.
 I carry my Social Security card in my wallet.
(10 points)

12. Quiz Questions (2)
 My driver‟s license has my Social Security
number on it. (10 points)
 I don‟t have a post office box or a locked,
secured mailbox. (5 points)

13. Quiz Questions (3)
 I use an unlocked, open box at work or at
home to mail my bills. (10 points)
 I carry my military ID in my wallet at all
times. (10 points)

14. Quiz Questions (4)
 I provide my Social Security number whenever
asked, without asking questions about how that
information will be safeguarded. (10 points) Add 5
points if you provide your number orally without
checking to see who might be listening.
 I‟m required to use my Social Security number at
work as an employee ID or at school as a student
ID number. (5 points)

15. Quiz Questions (5)
 My Social Security number is printed on
various documents frequently seen in the
workplace, such as on time cards. (10
points)
 I have my Social Security number and/or
driver‟s license number printed on my
personal checks. (10 points)

16. Quiz Questions (6)
 I carry my insurance card in my wallet, and
either my Social Security number or that of
my spouse is on that card. (10 points)
 I haven‟t ordered a copy of my credit report
for at least two years. (20 point)

17. Quiz Questions (7)
 I don‟t protect my discarded personal, credit, and
financial information from thieves by shredding
them prior to putting them in the trash. (10 points)
 Add your score. It it‟s 100 points or more, you are
at high risk for identity theft. If your score is 50 100, you‟re at average risk, but your risk is higher
if you have good credit. If your score is 0 – 50
points, you have a low risk of being an identity
theft victim.

18. How to Protect Yourself from
Identity Theft? You Can‟t
 Only Two Ways to Protect Yourself
– Have no personally identifying information
– Never, ever, ever, have it where someone else could
conceivably get access to it

19. Questions?
Vicky Yuki
Outreach & Education Coordinator
City of Seattle
206-233-7877
vicky.yuki@seattle.gov