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Protecting Yourself in a Digital Age: Information Security

Information Security & Data Privacy

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Protecting Yourself in a Digital Age: Information Security

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  1. I Protecting yourself in a Digital Age: nformation Security & Privacy Sumit Dhar 18th Sept, 2012

  2. A cautionary tale of… … Aaron Barr (CEO, HBGary Federal) • Hacked by the group Anonymous • Every account compromised • Lost his job

  3. Three pillars of Security… Kevin Mitnick Kevin Poulsen Vladimir Levin

  4. So, how do we defend ourselves?

  5. First line of defense… • …is a goodPassword

  6. First line of defense… • …is a goodPassword • 12 characters or more • Upper / lower case, special characters and numerals • Different from the previous passwords • Not a dictionary word; not based on your name • Changed frequently

  7. But a key lesson… • …from psychological research Chunking theory states that 5 ± 2 chunks is the limitof the human working memory

  8. Security Implications… • …of this theory • Simpler passwords • Users write the passwords down • Use same passwords across sites

  9. Strategies for creating… • … a securePassword Let us hear some thoughts from the audience

  10. Which of these… • … passwords is better? Option A: sumit1 Option B: J&Jw^th2fapoH2O

  11. Using Mnemonics… • … to create secure passwords? Jack &Jill went up the hill to fetch apail of water= J&Jw^th2fapoH2O Account Specific Passwords: Gmail: J&Jw^th2fapoH2Oma Linkedin: J&Jw^th2fapoH2Oin Twitter: J&Jw^th2fapoH2Owi Facebook: J&Jw^th2fapoH2Oac

  12. If your password is hard… • …what else can the hackers try? Now where can a malicious attacker get such informationfrom?

  13. If your password is hard… • …what else can the hackers try? Information leakage via Social Media

  14. Social Media didn’t work… • …what next?

  15. Social Media didn’t work… • …what next? Phishing Attempt to acquire usernames, passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity

  16. The Worst Case Scenario… • …installing malware on your PC • Malware can: • Track everything you do on your computer • Log every keystroke (including your passwords) • Activate your computer’s video cam without your knowledge • Take periodic screen shots of your system; transfer your files

  17. Can you access my Gmail… • … if you have my password? Yes or No?

  18. Can you access my Gmail… • … if you have my password? User Name: gbsinfosec.demo Password: gbs.bcp.team

  19. Enhance your security… • …enable dual authentication! • Visit: http://accounts.google.com/SmsAuthConfig and setup dual authentication • Similar features available for Facebook and many other sites

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