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Keeping Your family Safe Online. Tips from a Parent W ho is Paid to be Paranoid Aaron Ades AVP Cybersecurity at MetLife and Parent of Two Children of the Internet Generation. I am Supposed to be an Expert. Scary Things at My Job. Scary Things at Home. Cybercrime Online Time Management
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Keeping Your family Safe Online Tips from a Parent Who is Paid to be Paranoid Aaron Ades AVP Cybersecurity at MetLifeand Parent of Two Children of the Internet Generation
I am Supposed to be an Expert Scary Things at My Job Scary Things at Home Cybercrime Online Time Management Inappropriate Content Cyberbullying Online Predators Sexting Posting Personal Information FOREVER • Cybercrime • Malware • Identity & Credit Card Theft • Phishing • Corporate Espionage • State Sponsored Hacking • Denial of Service • Malicious Insiders • Intellectual Property Theft
What We’ll Cover Tonight • Basic Cyber Security • Being Good Cyber Parent • Online Time • Online Behavior • Online Content • Safety
Internet Security 101 Keeping the Bad Guys Out and Your Online Stuff Safe
Cyber Threats and Motivations(What the Bad Guys Want) Courtesy Brian Krebs: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/the-scrap-value-of-a-hacked-pc-revisited/
Basic Cyber Security Tips • Patch/Update Everything (Automatically if Possible) • Run Reputable Antivirus/Antispyware • Don’t Open Attachments or Click Links in Email from People You Don’t Know • Passwords • Use Strong Password (Nothing from the Dictionary in Any Form) • Don’t Use the Same Password Everywhere • Change Them When Compromised • Remove Java From Your Web Browser • Need Java?? Use two browsers, One with Java and One Without • Use OpenDNS to Filter Malicious Sites
Cyber parenting For the Connect Child
Be a Parent • Know What They Do Online • Ask specific questions about online activities • Snoop – Yes you are allowed to do this! • Consider Maturity of Child and Peers • Set Limits • American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Limiting (all) screen time to 2 hours per day • What they can view and post • When they are allowed to connect • How long each day • Set Expectations • Clear Rules • Clear Consequences
Ways to Safeguard • Content Filtering • OpenDNS - http://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ • Net Nanny - http://www.netnanny.com/ • McAfee Family Protection - http://home.mcafee.com/store/family-protection • Time Management • Windows 7 Parental Controls - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/parental-controls • Mac -http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11354
Other References • DHS US-CERT Internet Security Tips - http://www.us-cert.gov/home-and-business/ • Password Apps • 1Password - https://agilebits.com/onepassword • LastPass - https://lastpass.com/ • Google Authenticator - https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447?hl=en • Yubikey - http://www.yubico.com/products/
***NOTE: The Netsmartzportion of this PowerPoint is too big to send via email. It can be downloaded at the link below. The Netsmartz website requires that you register with an email address and password and then the presentation can be downloaded Safety NetSmartz – National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents