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DigitalSelfDefense101

DSD 101: Tips, Tools, and Best Practices to Stay Safe Online

Ben WoelkISO Program Manager

infosec@rit.edu

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You’re a Target. Why?

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What are the Top Three Ways to Protect Yourself?

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Top online safety practices?

http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/07/new‐research‐comparing‐how‐security.html

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Protecting Your Computer• Anti‐virus

• Firewalls

• Patching and updates

• Passwords/passphrases

https://www.rit.edu/security/content/desktop‐and‐portable‐computer‐security‐standard

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http://xkcd.com/936/

Passwords/Passphrases

https://www.rit.edu/security/content/password

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How Strong is Your Password?

https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm

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PassphrasesIt was a dark and stormy night 

becomes

ItwasaDark215&StormyNight

Length   > complexity

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Password Managers

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Two-Factor Authentication

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Mobile Devices, Smartphones, Tablets• Protection commensurate with risk of information accessed or stored

• Storage of private information is prohibited

https://www.rit.edu/security/content/desktop‐HTMLStandard

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Mobile Security Apps• Lookout Security & Antivirus (Android, iOS)

• Avast Mobile Security (Android)

• Avast SecureMe (iOS)

• Google Authenticator (Android, iOS)

• Find My iPhone (iOS)

• iVault (iOS)

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Protecting your identity

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Phishing

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ProtectingYourInformation

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Never assume privacy

Learn and set social network privacy settings

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Privacy Settings

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Login Alerts

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Login Alerts

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Who’s following

you?

Tagged photos on Instagram can be seen by? 

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Protecting Your Reputation

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Google Dashboard

Monitor use of your name

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Questions (and maybe some answers)

Ben Woelk

Ben.woelk@rit.edu

infosec@rit.edu

http://rit.facebook.com/RITInfosec

http://twitter.com/RIT_InfoSec27

Resources• RIT Information Security Standardshttp://www.rit.edu/security 

• Google Research on User vs Expert Practiceshttp://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/07/new‐research‐comparing‐how‐security.html

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