Are You Cyber Safe?

ARE YOU CYBERSAFE? ith the birth of the Internet there are new ways to communicate, send data from one part of Wthe world to another, create exciting places to shop, share your stories, and even play games. But as with many good things, the Internet has its dark side. There are a plethora of cyber-risks that you face anytime that you go online, from malware to hackers to Denial of Service Attacks. 5 MOST DANGEROUS ONLINE ACTIONS WHERE? DO YOU ACCESS Clicking on e-mal attachments from unknown senders. 2 Installing unauthorized applications. Access from Home Turning off or disabling automated security tools. 67% Opening HTML or plain-text. Messages from unknown senders 5 Surfing gambling, porn or other dicey sites. Access from Hotels 85% 田田 田田 田田 BEST WIRED CITIES AROUND THEU.S.A. Access from the Office They rank higher in three measures: broadband penetration, broadband access and plentiful wi-fi hot spots. Taken together, the factors polnt to a populace that readily uses high-speed Internet inside and outside the home. 82% Access from Mobile 1.RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA WORLD'S MOST 2. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 3. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON DANGEROUS COUNTRIESIN WHICH TO ACCESS THEINTERNET (3) (4) WAYS A TOMINIMIZE YOUR RISKS USERS WHO ENCOUNTERED A VIRUS OR MALWARE ATTACK WHILE SURFING THE INTERNET. IN IO (5) TUAKEY CHOOSE STRONG, UNIQUE PASSWORDS. IN 14 RUSSIA Using numbers, symbols and mixed-case letters increases the difficulty of cracking your password. 2 IN 24 ENABLE 2-STEP VERIFICATION ON PASSWORDS. ARMENIA The user enrolls in 2-step verification, and selects the method for receiving their verification code on their device via text, phone call or app. AZERBALJAN IN 39 ALWAYSUPDATE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM. BANGLADESH TIN 41 Most desktop security incidents are centered around flaws in the operating system. As these flaws are discovered, vendors release patches to cover these security holes. VIETNAM IIN 42 AVOID SUSPICIOUS EMAILS AND OFFERS. Use email software with built-in spam filtering. Spam is any kind of email that you don't want and that you didn't sign up to receive. IN 48 PAKISTAN IN 48 REGUARLY SCANFOR VIRUSES. USA Run a complete virus and malware scan on your entire computer. 3 MOST POPULAR • BANKING • JOB HUNTING • SHOPPING ONLINE ACTIVITIES (6) As of April 2012 nearly 60% of people in 24 countries used the web to check mutple financid and bank accounts in the poast 90 days, makingt the most popular use of the nternet. 41% Shopping was not far behind at AR % and online job seekers were about SOURCES (1) wwwtorbea.com/200610/26/microoh mozlomalwaro-ont toch-cx_ob_1026omalibizresourcehtmi (2) wwwcickzcom/cicka/hewat00482uo-cenoustreelve-uohouseholdohavehomertemet-accecs (3) wwwdorbeacom/2010/03/02/troadband whtolocomtochnology dionetworkwrodchoshemi (4) wwwapamfghtoccom/Nows6CSPWorldoMoar DangerousPlacooto-Acceso rtomethem (5) wwwaucpongoogle.com/occounte/binvarewepyhi-en&arewer-32040 wwwtsericesuchioagoodupogolupdato-youroperaingsystom wwwmiorosotcomvsecurty/orinecrivacy/spamprevertapx wwwaEpongoode.com/ativanewopyti-ondanewor-7697 wwwhowtogeekcom/howto/windowa/mportarthowto-ccanandremovemoiciouoviruseo (6) www.gmanetworkoom/newa/story/263737actechvsociamedalmost popularorine-activteobarkingshoppingandjobhurting UTICA COLLEGE 00000000