Best practices
using this properly will secure confidential documents and other personal documents
proper password management
To protect yourself and your money on the internet, look out for deals that look too good to be true.
Avoid online fraud and con tricks
unwanted, unsolicited, or undesirable messages and emails
spam
having an anti-virus or anti-malware on your computer helps prevent
malware
be careful about wifi
do not trust public wifi
a program inserted into a system to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of data
malware
For a more secure and privatized network
use a virtual private network (VPN)
Add this extra layer of security to keep your accounts safe even if someone knows your password.
Two-Factor Authentication
attacks make an online service unavailable by overwhelming it with excessive traffic from many locations and sources
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
to add new features, fix known bugs, and upgrade security is known as
keeping software up to date
Online scammers are always coming up with new ways to manipulate people on the internet with fake profiles, catfishing, gossip clickbait, job offer scams and fake online scams
social media scam
a business entity theft where cyber thieves impersonate the business and send unauthorized wire and ACH transactions. The unauthorized funds are sent to accounts controlled by the cyber criminal.
Corporate Account Takeover (CATO)
enter basic information about yourself on social media
Limit Personally Identifiable Information on Social Media
A top goal of cybercriminals is to trick you into downloading malware, which can be used to open a “backdoor” to your machine
be careful what you download
prevents or limits users from accessing their system via malware and asks you to pay a ransom using online payment methods to regain access to your system or data.
Ransomware