This document discusses staying safe online and provides tips for internet safety. It begins by defining the internet and outlining some of its key benefits, such as ease of communication, information access, and online shopping. However, it also notes that internet usage carries risks, like malware, phishing scams, and social engineering. The document then provides several recommendations to improve safety, such as using strong and unique passwords, being wary of public WiFi networks, updating software and devices regularly, and limiting what personal information is shared online. The overall message is that while the internet is useful, users must remain cautious and take precautions to protect themselves from online threats.

1. Staying safe on
the internet
Cyber Security Perspective.
By
OLUSUSI KAYODE OLUYEMI

2. Outline
• Introduction
• Internet and its benefits
• Risks and vulnerabilities involved in using internet
• Tips on how to stay safe
• Conclusion
• Questions.
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3. What is internet
According to wikipedia and some other
journals online, Internet is defined as an
electronic communications network that
connects computer networks and
organizational computer facilities around
the world.
or just call it a network of networks.

4. BENEFITS OF
INTERNET
Highlighted on the next slide are the
key advantages and benefits of
internet in our daily life.

5. Business
Promotion
Ease of
shopping and
Banking
Access to
immediate
information
Excellent form of
communication
Promotion of
businesses and
brands
Allows
collaboration
irrespective of
location
Internet of things
Cloud
computing and
storage

6. Needless to say that the usage
of internet comes with its own
risk.

7. Risks
involved in
using internet
and how to
stay safe 1.
• Safe and Smart Password (Don't use the name of your
dog, your favorite dish, your birthday, your spouse name
and or some simple text)
• Mobile Safety: You know where your mobile device is at a
point in time and ensure that it has a secure password
• Beware of free public WiFis (Awoof dey run belle ).
Download VPN if you must use public WiFi. This protects
you from spying and key logging.
• Don't download every software you see. Be careful when
downloading apps. (Malware, Spyware,
Ransonware, phishing)
• Don't click any unrecognized links. (Email attachements or
links from people you don't know)
• Stay up to date (Software updates)
• Social safety (Don't be friend with everybody online, keep
personal information personal)
• Don't post about your daily routines or annual family
vacations

8. Risks
involved in
using internet
and how to
stay safe 2.
• Beware of social engineers
• They forge emails and intercept important information.
• Think before you share (What goes online stays online)
• Think before you click (Free offers, win an holiday, and so
on)
• Beware of unpersonalised messages and senders
• Don't download attachments from unknown sources
• Enable two factor authentication

9. Example of Email Scam

10. Conclusion
There is no doubt about the fact that internet has
come to stay. Permit me to call it a necessary
evil.
While it might be cool to outsource our safety online
to some great infrastructures, it is quite obligatory for
us as a group, organization or individual to maintain
sanity, be extra careful and stay safe while we use
the internet to our own advantage.
WHEN YOU GET ONLINE, GET PARANOID

11. Thanks for listening.
Questions?
Once again, my name is Oluyemi and known as
yemiwebby online.
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