Cyber-Security Information and Links

Overview

Here is a list of cybersecurity topics, including what you need to know about data breaches, social media, passwords, email, and mobile devices.  This information is from Brandon Ray at Lower Columbia College.  For an overview, see his presentation: Only You Can Prevent Data Breaches

What you need to know about cybersecurity:

• Cyberthreat Real-Time Map (Kaspersky)
• Cyberthreat Real-Time Map (Bitdefender)
• Live Botnet Threats Worldwide
• * Check if your account has been compromised
• Fraudsters deepfake CEO’s voice to trick manager into transferring $243,000 by Ravie Lakshmanan (Sept. 2, 2019)
• 23 towns in Texas were hit by possibly the largest-ever ransomware attack... by Antonio Villas-Boas (Aug. 20, 2019)
• Ransomware hits Louisiana schools... by Lisa Vaas (July 28, 2019)
• Hackers Demand $2 Million From Monroe by Lindsay McKenzie (July 15, 2019)
• Another Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This Time for $460,000 by Patricia Mazzei
  (June 27, 2019)
• The Baltimore Cyberattack Highlights Hackers' New Tactics by Liz Farmer (May 30, 2019)
• Facebook admits cyber attack may have exposed info from 50 million accounts to hackers by Michael Potuck (Sept. 28, 2018)
• List of Data Breaches (Wikipedia)
• Data Privacy Concerns
• Protect Yourself and Your Identity
• How to Improve Computer Security at Home
• AG Ferguson bill strengthening data breach laws passes legislature

What you need to know about social media:

• Cyber Hygiene (Morgan Stanley)
• How Social Media Networks Facilitate Identity Theft and Fraud
• Social Media: Securing Key Account and Devices
• How to keep your personal information safe on social media
• Staying Safe on Social Networking Sites
• Identity Theft Through Social Networking? Lessons to Take Now!
• How to check if your Facebook data was used by Cambridge Analytica
• List of data breaches
• Facebook failed to warn users of known risks before 2018 breach
• Facebook Help Center - Which banned apps may have had access to my info?
• Creating Google Alerts
• Forbes Magazine - the cost of identity theft

What you need to know about passwords:

• Your Pa$$word doesn’t matter by Alex Weinert
• How Secure Is My Password?
• Password Reuse Abounds, New Survey Shows by Jai Vijayan
• How Can I Keep Track of All of My Passwords
• You Should Be Using a Password Manager by Eric Limer
• The dangers of autocomplete passwords (Jan. 31, 2019)
• Video: What is Two-Factor Authentication? (1:59)
• Two-Factor Authentication: Who Has It and How to Set It Up by Eric Griffith
• Authy vs. Google Authenticator
• Two Factor Auth (2FA)

What you need to know about email:

• AG Ferguson bill strengthening data breach laws passes legislature
• How to Encrypt and Decrypt Files as an LCC Employee
• How to Encrypt and Decrypt Files with AES Crypt

What you need to know about phishing:

• 17 Phishing Prevention Tips to Prevent Phishing Attacks, Scams and Email Threats
• Video: What is Phishing? (1:01)
• Phishing Scheme Targets Professors’ Desire to Please Their Deans by Lindsay Ellis (Jan. 23, 2019)
• How to Avoid Phishing Scams by Neil J. Rubenking (Nov. 27, 2018)
• Google’s Phishing Quiz
• OpenDNS Phishing Quiz

What you need to know about mobile devices:

• Microsoft Outlook: How to Wipe a Mobile Device
• VPN Overview
• VPN Beginner’s Guide
• LCC Mobile Device Guidelines
• LCC Mobile Device FAQ

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If you need assistance with this topic, please call the I.T. Helpdesk at 360-416-7766. 

For general comments on this knowledge-base write to Andy Heiser at andy.heiser@skagit.edu

Keywords: cybersecurity, phishing, password, social network, security, Personally Identifiable Information, PII, identity theft