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Keeping Your Computers Safer

Keeping Your Computers Safer. Susan J Lincke, PhD Assistant Prof. Computer Science Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside. 2005 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey. Top $$$ Losses: Virus: $42,787,767 Unauthorized Access: $31,233,100 Theft of Proprietary Info: $30,933,000

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Keeping Your Computers Safer

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  1. Keeping Your Computers Safer Susan J Lincke, PhD Assistant Prof. Computer Science Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside

  2. 2005 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey Top $$$ Losses: • Virus: $42,787,767 • Unauthorized Access: $31,233,100 • Theft of Proprietary Info: $30,933,000 • Total Losses: $130,104,542 56% report unauthorized use (13% don’t know)

  3. Combat Viruses • Maintain Operating System Updates • Install anti-virus software • Beware of opening unknown attachments • Do not open email on your main server • Install anti-spyware: Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.com

  4. Combat Unauthorized Access

  5. Creating a Good Password Merry Christmas Bad Password (Lengthen) Merry Xmas MerryChrisToYou (Synonym) (Intertwine Letters) MerryJul (convert vowels to numeric) (Abbreviate) MaryJul MerChr2You (Keypad shift Right …. Up) MXemrays GladJesBirth M5rryXm1s Mary*Jul Good Password Z,stuzc,sd Jq46Sjqw mErcHr2yOu

  6. Combat Information Theft • What information is valuable to you? • Who has access to that information? • Is your back-up: Recent? Off-site & Secure? Not with your System Administrator? Process Documented? Tested?

  7. Security Audit Our Network Security Class will: • Audit your server or network for security holes • Talk to you about secure computer network policies • Train your System Administrator Class expected to run Fall ’07

  8. UW-Parkside MIS/CS Projects UWP CS & MIS Projects develop/work with: • Web Sites • Databases* (On-line access to info) • Network installations • Security Audits* Contact Debra Karp or *Susan Lincke, PhD: lincke@cs.uwp.edu

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