How can you balance modern technology with computing safety? Review of Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple Homepod, computing physical safety, data protection, computer security, simple computer maintenance, complex computer maintenance, data backups, antivirus, Chromebook / Chromebit / Chromebox and more resources.

1. MODERN COMPUTER
SECURITY
BALANCE COMPUTER POWER WITH COMPUTER SAFETY
BY MATTHEW BULAT
M.ENG.TECH MACS CP
NQ ACS CHAIRMAN
CQU ICT LECTURER

2. NEW COMPUTING AND NEW RISKS
•Smartphones
•Tablets
•Laptops
•Voice Activated
Speakers
•Internet of Things
•Cloud Computing

3. AMAZON ECHO ALEXA IN AUSTRALIA FEB
2018
Advantages Disadvantages
Voice Controlled Learns your accent
Control Smart House Can unlock doors by
voice
Answer Questions Order products by voice
Play Music Music subscription costs
Make calls / video Need 2 Echo devices to

4. GOOGLE HOME /GOOGLE HOME MINI 2017
Advantage Disadvantage
Voice Controlled Know users security by
voice
Answer Questions
(Google)
Needs Google Home app
Play Android music Audio across Internet
Control smart house Less devices compatible
than Echo
Control TV with
Chromecast
Netflix / Stan
subscriptions

5. APPLE
HOMEPOD
FEB 2018
•Siri Control
•45 Million songs
•Subscription fees
•Needs iPhone/iPad

6. COMPUTING PHYSICAL PROTECTION
Keep
Smartphones and
Tablet in covers
01
Use a laptop bag
for transport
02
Have one surge
protector in your
house
03
Have a backup
plan
04

7. COMPUTING DATA PROTECTION
Have an
up to date
Operating
System
01
Patches are up
to date
(monthly)
02
Anti Virus is
up to date
(weekly)
03
Automatic
backup to
cloud or
external drive
04

8. YOUR COMPUTER SECURITY
• Antivirus on Email and links
• Look at spelling of email addresses
• Avoid email asking for your credentials
• Antivirus on Internet Browser and links. You will be warned if link
is dangerous.
• Be careful of fake pop up error message. Close tab to back out.
• Avoid non mainstream software marketplaces. E.g. iTunes, Google
Play only
• Consider the access requirement of apps. Is it excessive? Avoid.
• https not http for finance / privacy / logins (encrypted
communications)

9. SIMPLE COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
Section Tool Details
Storage Disk
Cleanup
Remove unwanted file
Storage Defragme
nt
Sorts file order for
speed
Screen Wipes Alcohol wipe screens
Mouse Battery Keep a spare

10. COMPLEX MAINTENANCE
Section Tool Details
Memory Add more More apps open at a time $
Storage New drive Solid State Drive 5x faster
$$$
Storage Drive 2 Extend desktop storage
space $$
Screen 2 2nd
Monitor
Improve productivity $$
Operatin Current Keep up with security

11. BACKUPS
• Local Storage Backup
• USB Flash drive 1-64 GB
• External USB Hard drive 1-2 TB
• Network Attached Storage 1-16
TB
• Storage Area Network 10-512 TB
• Cloud Storage Backup
• Dropbox (2 GB free) $ for more
• Apple iStorage (50 GB paid)
• Google Drive (15 GB free) $ for
more
• Microsoft One Drive (1 TB paid)
• Microsoft Azure Storage
- 2.4 cents / GB / month (SE
Asia)
• Amazon Web Services S3
How safe is your information in case of disaster? Hardware failure, theft, fire, cyclone,
lightning etc

12. SECURITY

13. CHROMEBOOKS
• Chrome Operating System
• Internet Browser in laptop format
• Cloud storage 15 GB free (backup
OK)
• Auto updates / no antivirus needed
• Google Docs Sheets Gmail Calendar
• Office 365 compatible
• Less then 10 seconds to start
• Battery good for 8-12 hours
• Cloud app / Website app
compatible
• Some new models can also do
Android apps with 360 degree
hinge
Chromebit
Chromebox

14. RESOURCES SUGGESTED BY MATTHEW
BULAT
• https://www.slideshare.net/matthewbulat
10 presentations including NBN, networking, storage and
coding
• http://www.matthewb.id.au/index.html
200+ resources including categories on NBN, websites,
cloud computing, skills, Internet of Things and computing
efficiency
• https://mva.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Virtual Academy 250+
courses free
including Security, Operating Systems, Backups.
• CompTIA A+ general computing training certification