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on April 16, 2013

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Cybersecurity Tips for K-12 Kids, Family, and Friends

Every child should be taught how to be safe online. In the new digital world, there are technological wonders, which often introduce cyber threats of many kinds. The online world can be a place of inappropriate conduct and content, where kids may feel anonymous. There are bullies, predators, hackers, and scammers that may pose a threat to your children. These factors can make it challenging for parents to guide their children today on interacting with others through technology. Providing this important guidance on online safety and privacy begins with talking about it and encouraging safe and smart decisions about online activity. Let’s explore some concepts and tips that apply to keeping everyone safe online, regardless of age! What are the risks? The online world has many cyber risks and concerning activities for kids and parents to recognize. The following are some of the cyber risks: Cyberbullying is bullying that happens online. It can happen in an email, a te...

Navigating the Phishy Social Engineering Ocean By Cheryl Conley Whether we like it or not, we all have a digital footprint. Information about both our professional and personal lives are exposed, floating around the vast cyber ocean. Even if you prefer snail mail, telephone conversations, and writing checks, we’re all at risk for falling victim to social engineering attacks. The piranhas in the ocean (the adversaries) try their best to trick us into sharing confidential, personal information. And their most common attack vector is via social engineering. This trickery can occur through email, phone, face-to-face, or the stormy, wicked web. It makes social engineering a major factor in cyber security awareness and protecting our digital footprint. The statistics associated with social engineering are staggering. Accenture Security reports that 85% of organizations now experience some degree of phishing and social engineering attacks, which is an increase of ...

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Browsing Safely You may not realize it, but a common risk of working remotely or working from the road is having to connect to and work within public Wi-Fi access points. These points might be the ones you’d find in your hotel, airport, or local coffee shop. But how secure are these public networks? Who could be watching or recording what you are doing online? While a shared or public Wi-Fi connection is incredibly convenient while on the go, you are taking a risk at exposing your personal data and company information. Here are a couple of key behaviors to reduce that risk of data exposure for people traveling and accessing public Wi-Fi. 1. Stay Updated : Begin by ensuring that your browsers and plugins always have the latest patches and updates. Cyber attackers are constantly strategizing ways to detect new vulnerabilities in the software you use, and your vendors are constantly patching it. Current and up...

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