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Information
Security
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Question
What do you think Information
Security is?
What is Information Security?
• Information Security is:
– To protect the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of information assets
– It includes the systems and hardware that
use, store, and transmit the information
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Information Security in the News
• Snowden NSA Leaks
– Who: Edward Snowden
– When: May 2013
– What: Espionage
• Target Data Breach
– Who: Unknown
– When: December 2013
– What: Unauthorized access to credit/debit
card information
Why is Information Security Important?
• Usage of computer/technology to store
and transmit information
• Increase of cybercrimes
– Hacking
• Securing private information
• Daily use of technology and information
systems
How Does this Pertain to You?
• Private information
– Personal information
• Daily use of technology
– Computers/smart phones/tablets
• Social networking
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Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
And more!
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What is Personal Information?
• Personal information
– Date of birth
– Social security number
– Passwords
– Pin numbers
– Addresses
– Bank information
– Answers to security questions
• Mother’s maiden name, place of birth, etc.
Question
How can you protect your
personal information on social
networking sites?
Protecting Your Information
• Protecting your information
– Privacy settings exist for a reason
• Know how to secure information you don’t want
public (i.e. pictures, personal info, school/work info,
etc.)
• Sensitive information on secure websites
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Question
Even though your privacy
settings are properly set, what
do you still have to be careful
of on social networking sites?
Privacy Settings are Properly Set but…
• Privacy settings are set but you still have
to be careful…
– Who are your friends?
• Do you know them?
• Catfish
– Are your Friends/Followers
really who they say they are?
Social Networking Sites
• Accessing information is easy
• Friending/following people
• Information on social networking sites are
searchable on search engines
Social Networking Safety
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Don’t give out personal information
Know what you’ve posted about yourself
Location updates
Be selective about who you accept as
friends/followers
• Assume everything you post is
PERMANENT
• Be careful about installing extras
Webcams
• Miss Teen USA 2013
• Laptop webcam hacked
by former classmate
• Hacker had as many as
150 “slave computers”
• Began threatening
victims
How Does it Work?
• RATs: Remote Administration Tools
– Hackers can remotely access a person’s
computer without the owner knowing
– The camera light will
not always be on!
Question
How can you make sure that no
one watches you on your
webcam?
Choosing Strong Passwords
• If your password is in the dictionary, it’s pretty
much useless!
– Dictionary attacks utilize software that scan a dictionary until the
password is cracked
• A strong password consists of
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At least 8 characters
Upper and lowercase letters
Numbers
Special characters ($, %, @, etc.)
Password Generators, password cracking
• If a hacker can’t crack your password within a
few seconds or minutes, they will likely move on!
Question
What are the four components
of a strong password?
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Security-Related Careers
• Security Crime
• Federal government
Investigator/Forensics
• Security services
Expert
– Figure out how systems
• Healthcare
were hacked
• System, Network, or
Web Penetration
Tester
– Find vulnerabilities and
test them (aka legal
hacking!)
• Banks
• Pretty much anywhere!
Technology Degrees
• Information Assurance
• Management Information Systems
• Management of Technology
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Cybersecurity
Question
Name two industries that hire
people with security-related
degrees
Questions?