online safety for pcs and mobile devices
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Online Safety for PCs and Mobile
Devices
David Burt Microsoft Corporation
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Internet risks
Top six tips for online safety
Protect your mobile device
What to do if there is a problem
Microsoft online safety resources
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Risks to your
online safety
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Risks to your personal online safety
Fraud and Identity Theft 45% of all attacks now use social engineering (Microsoft SIR, 2012)
Malicious Software 5% of all PCs are infected with malicious software (Microsoft SIR, 2012)
Unsafe Surfing 19% of all PCs in the U.S. do not have up-to-date antivirus software (McAfee, 2012)
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Top six tips for
online safety
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Keep firewall on
Defend your computer Strengthen your computer’s defenses
Defend against
malware
Update software
automatically
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Think, then click
Confirm that the message is legitimate
Close pop-up windows carefully
Defend your computer from Social Engineering Avoid downloading malicious software
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Protect sensitive personal information
Look for signs of a secure webpage
Save financial transactions for home
Keep sensitive info to yourself
Avoid scams
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Learn how to
spot scams
Suspicious email address
Generic salutations
Alarmist messages
Grammatical errors
Requests for personal info
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Password:
Strength:
Create strong passwords
and keep them secret
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BEST
t r 0 n g p a s w 0 r s d s R s a f e r !
Use different passwords
Don’t share your passwords
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Protect Mobile Devices
Password lock your device
Back up data to the cloud
Enable “remote wipe” if possible
Use Wi-Fi networks safely
Accept software updates
Enable parental controls for kids
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How to tell if there is a problem
Your Computer
Computer becomes much slower or unstable
Pop ups suddenly appear
Files and applications (especially security
software) are missing or inaccessible
Your Online Identity
E-mails you didn’t send from your account
Unable to login to e-mail, social network
accounts
Unknown charges to your accounts
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What to do if there is a problem
Your Computer
Run an anti-virus scan
Back up important files
Contact tech support if necessary
Your Online Identity
Change the passwords on your accounts
Contact social network and e-mail providers if
necessary
Check your credit history
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Microsoft’s online safety resources
www.microsoft.com/security
www.twitter.com/Safer_Online
www.facebook.com/SaferOnline
www.youtube.com/MSFTOnlineSafety