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Hackers
Cyber Warfare
Dictators
Your Employees
The Bad News • For Cyber Criminals size doesn’t matter – Successful attacks on small-midsize businesses grew by 64% in 2014 – Smaller companies are low hanging fruit
More Bad News – Automated attacks mean criminals can hit thousands of businesses
The Really Bad News 60 % of small businesses that suffer an attack shut down after 6 months
Small Business Security Threats • Social Engineering – Phishing • Malware – – Viruses Worms Trojan horses Ransomware
Social Engineering • Psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.
Phishing • The attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
Phishing Example A (Hello Dearest) • • • • Hello Dearest, Compliments of the day. I came across your contact address while searching for someone to help me, I lost my parents and want you to stand as my foreign trustee to retrive and invest USD$6. 5 Million which I inherited from my late parent. I tried to get this money out from the bank , but the management refused because of my age. I am ready to give you 25% of the whole money at the completion of the transaction, write me back for more details. Regards, Miss. Mary Anderson
Phishing Example B (Mr. Leon) • 1, 500, 000 USD A Personal Donation to you from Mr. Leon hirtle, Contact Mr. Leon hirtle • On: mrleonhirtle 2@gmail. com. for more details. • Greetings!!! I'm Mr Juan Colombás from Lloyds banking Group United Kingdom. I saw your profile and I want to have a Joint Venture with you. You can view my website and contact me for more details http: //www. lloydsbankinggroup. com/about_us /directors/board_directors. asp Mr. Juan Colombás. Email: lloydsbanksb@yahoo. co. uk Mobile: +447872219425 www. lloydsbankinggroup. com
Phishing Example C (The Official Message) • • • • • ******* THIS IS AN AUTOMATED-NOTIFICATION *****. 08 / 06 / 2015. **********************. Public-Records Access-Correspondence. **********************. MESSAGE ID NO. 2542591623. **********************. 82 U-j. W 8 BACKGROUND NOTICE. **********************. It has just been-brought to our attention that one new-negative item was recently-added to your public-records on 08 - 06 - 2015. This new-negative line-item that was recently-posted, as well as all of your public record-file(s) are currentlyaccessible online & can be viewed anyone who is searching your name or any other information related to you. Go here today and review this negative-item and formally-dispute: http: //updatedscans. updatedonlinescaninfo. work
Phishing Example D (The Official Email)
Malware • Malware= short for malicious software, is any software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems.
Ransomware • A type of malware that restricts access to a computer system that it infects in some way, and demands that the user pay a ransom to the operators of the malware to remove the restriction.
Ransomware Example A
Things To Consider • Fake Wireless Access Points • Browser cookies that save passwords • Malicious Apps
The Good News! You don’t need to be an expert to protect yourself like an expert
More Good News • Cyber Security experts What are the 3 most important things you do to protect your security online?
The Top 5 Responses • • • Installing software updates Using unique passwords Using strong passwords Using two factor authentication Using a password manager
Anti-Phishing Tips • Beware of emails that try to get you to click a link in order to change your account information. • Do not follow any links via email to change your sensitive information. • Only visit sites from known sources and always confirm suspicious information via telephone.
Anti-Phishing Tips • Always use updated anti-virus software with a special antiphishing filter. • Always be very skeptical about sending any of your personal or sensitive information over the Internet. • Keep informed about Phishing techniques (phishme. com) • Keep link clicking to a minimum • Keep your browser up to date
Anti-Phishing Tips • Everyone has their own passwords! • Change passwords every 3 months • Backup your data
The Good News • Employee Education • Have a Cyber Security office policy • https: //www. fcc. gov/cyberforsmallbiz
The Future • No more passwords
Moving to the Cloud
The Future • Moving to the Cloud – A worldwide growth rate of 36% – Market size = $19. 6 billion by 2016
Security in the Cloud • Transfer the worry to your vendor • Technicians whose only job is data security • Multiple technicians employing the latest technology watching your data • Your data is backed up for you • Built in Disaster Recovery
• “Security is actually increased when using cloud solutions due to strict ISO security standards that cloud providers must adhere to, in addition to the regular security audits. ”
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