Cyberscamming: How to spot it...

...and how to stop it from ruining your day. Click this link: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1489195033?pwd=L1c4Q3l5THAwb05Va1FUZm9uWkRXQT09 .Rotarian Jamie McConnell will  Show & Tell the various nasty ways cyberscammers can show up on your virtual doorstep.

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Cyberscamming Program Agenda – 8/4/2020

• Current Threats – how to trick you!
  • USB devices
  • How to definitively ID phishing emails – examples on my system
  • Public hotspots – eg, hotel wifi, coffee shops, airports – all are potentially unsecure!
• Common sense activities
  • URL – get used to looking at the url of what you are clicking or where you are **
  • While shopping online or browsing
    • Make sure the site has a valid security certificate – SSL – to encrypt your data.
    • Stay alert when and where you enter your credit card info – eg, on PayPal or when you are on some ecommerce site
    • Avoid clickbait and targeted ads
    • Consider browsing incognito
    • Use only reputable websites
• Anti-Malware = Anti-Virus
  • Types of threats include Adware, Spyware, Keylogger, Virus, Worms, Trojans, Ransomware, Rootkits, Cryptomining, Exploits, Malvertising, Spoofing, Phishing, Spam, Backdoors, Pharming, Pups
  • Types of protection
    • Email scanning
    • Link analysis
    • Files & Download scanning
  • Free vs paid – YGEYPF (You Get What You Pay For)
    • Avg & Kapersky are “free” but ….
    • Windows Defender
    • iOS (Mac) – not immune
  • VPNs defined
• Password Managers & Form Filling
  • Browser based – Google, Firefox, iOS Keychain
    • Pros & Cons
      • Free, security, shared across devices
      • Can’t share with family, hard to switch browsers
  • 3^rd Party – free vs paid
    • LastPass, Keeper, Dashlane, 1Password
  • Security considerations
• Two-factor Authentification – just do it!
  • What is it and why it’s a good idea
• Identity Theft (if time allows)
• Recent Data Breaches (if time allows)
• Digital Privacy (if time allows)

Research:

• Browser based Password Managers – good discussion can be found here
• 3^rd Party Password Managers – good article here
• Cyberthreats – interesting reading here
• Windows Defender – read this article
• Types of Threats – read here
• Macs – Fact vs Fallacy
• Identity Theft – read this
• Zoombombing – read this
• Good VPN article here
• Check a website’s security here