On 22nd February 2013, Claire Taylor from the Scottish Business Crime Centre came along to the East Lothian Coffee Morning networking group to share best practice for keeping your business, staff and customers safe from online fraud.

1. Your Business is safer in our Scotland

2. Practical advice for
keeping You, Your
Employees and
your Business safe
on the internet

3. Research
Work
Browsing Everything!!
Shopping
Banking
Socialising

4. Secure your router or HUB
Stop sensitive data being accessed
Prevent access to your bandwidth and data
allowance being used
Stop inappropriate material being
downloads.

5. Public WIFI
Do not send personal information
Use commercial hotspot providers
Use a Virtual Private Network
Ensure you have effective antivirus

6. Email Identity Theft
attachments
Spyware, worms,
trojans, adware
Consequences Fraud
and malware
USB connected Corruption of
devices data

7. SPYWARE
Type of virus which is designed to steal information about
computer activity
Takes screen shots
False advertisements
Copying bank details

8. PHISHING
Fraudulent emails used to gain personal information and
to open new accounts
Emails arrive claiming to be from your bank credit card
company etc
Can be identified by their poor quality

9. Requests
for personal Use of real
information information
and
passwords
Use the
name of
Spot a Bad spelling
well known Scam and
Grammar
companies
Threats that Generic
require greetings
action

10. Actions
Ensure you have anti virus and it is up to date
Use secure WIFI and websites
Do not open or click on any links and delete
emails.
Do not provide account details.
If you think you have responded to a scam, change passwords,
PIN numbers and contact the bank

12. 52% mobile
phones are
smartphones
47.8 million
22.9 million
iphones sold
ipads sold in
in last 4
last 4 months
months of
of 2012
2012
28% of
internet usage
is from
smartphones

13. Spot the difference?

14. Use a secure connection Use strong passwords
Look out for shoulder surfers Report unusual activity
Never disclose passwords

15. Search and use reputable companies
Use Paypal when paying an individual Ensure third party payment sites are
secure

16. Only provide information that you Choose a name that does not reveal
feel comfortable with personal information
Choose public places if you choose to Choose a site that will keep you
meet anonymous
Do not post personal information

17. Profiles should be private Learn how to use the site privately
Do not reveal personal information Do not talk about future plans

19. www.ecrimescotland.org.uk
www.getsafeonline.org
www.sophos.com
www.sbcc.org.uk

20. Questions?