1. How to Protect Personal Information
Introduction
Motivation (ZeuS Trojan)
General Awareness
Cyber Awareness
References and further
readings
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2. Introduction
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Almost All personal affairs are now conducted
online.
Online shopping.
Job hunting.
Governments related official functions.
Social networking.
Distance Learning.
Flight, Hotel and cars reservation.
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3. Motivation
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Zeus (Trojan horse)
Steal confidential banking information
Customized through the toolkit.
Spread mainly by phishing.
In 2009, Zeus had compromised over 74,000
accounts on Bank of
America, NASA, Oracle,
Amazon.
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4. General awareness (PII)
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Personally Identifying Information
Social Security number
Credit card number
Debit card number
Bank account number
Driver’s license number
Passport number
First and last names and DOB
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5. General awareness (Passwords)
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How to choose a good password
At leas 8 Chars, Mix and contains symbols.
Don’t use any actual word.
Don’t use consecutive letters, adjacent keys.
Use pattern and change regularly e.g.
xxYYMYMYxx like xx201103xx
First letter: “Pay no attention to the man
behind the curtain,” becomes PnAttMBtC
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6. Cyber Awareness (3 Easy Steps)
1) Operating systems
Turn on the automatic update.
1) Anti-virus software
Automatic scan regular basis.
Manual scan on email Att. And file download.
1) Firewalls
Help block many attacks from the outside.
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7. Cyber Awareness (Phishing)
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Well designed emails and web pages trying to
get your personal information.
Don't follow links from untrusted sources.
Never reply message that asks for sensitive
information.
Trusted institution will never
ask you for personal information.
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8. Cyber Awareness (Social Network safety)
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Never post personnel or sensitive information.
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Review how much information you share in profile.
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Apps and games provide strangers access to your
profile.
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Deleted contents does NOT mean it is gone.
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Take some time to read Privacy Policy and settings.
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9. Cyber Awareness (Wireless Network)
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Before you join a wireless network
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What is an untrusted network?
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What you should do to ensure security
Never save passwords in your browser
Check the URL of any site you visit.
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10. References
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Zeus Trojan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus_(Trojan_horse)
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Virginia Tech IT Security Office
http://www.security.vt.edu/
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More About Passwords
http://www.cs.umd.edu/faq/Passwords.shtml
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This Presentation Online URL
http://www.slideshare.net/hosamshahin/protect-personal-information-27707669
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