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Information Security
Carson City Library
@Two Digital Learning Center

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Terminology
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Virus:
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Hacker: a general term used for anyone who spends time
poking into others computers looking for vulnerabilities.
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Social Engineering: the practice of obtaining confidential
information by manipulation. e.g. someone pretending to be
an administer to obtain password, bank account #s, etc.
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Firewall-software/hardware used to black unauthorized
access to a machine or network.
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Password: a key that allows access to information.

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What we’ll cover
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Basic security terminology.
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How to secure your home
and public computer.
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Securely creating and
managing accounts and
passwords.
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How to secure your
information on open
wireless networks.
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How to avoid online scams
and insecure web pages.

4. Don’t leave your computer
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unattended!
At Home
 Create
a password protected screen saver on
your personal computer.
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Log in and off your computer & accounts
properly daily.
 Disable
File Sharing or Printing
 Lock
your home computer with Ctrl + Alt + Del
when leaving unattended.
 Shut
down your computer & store in a safe
room.

5. Don’t leave your computer
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unattended!
In Public
 Hide
your library session by selecting
“Hide your Session”
 Watch
out for “shoulder surfers”
 Always
log out of private accounts.
 Never
select to have web browser safe
your login information or password.
 Change
months.
your passwords every few

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Using Public Wireless Connections
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Unsecured, public Wi-Fi network at coffee shops, etc.
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Most wireless routers have a FIREWALL to protect you from the
internet doesn't mean you're protected from others connected to
the same network.
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Turn Off Sharing
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Enable Your Firewall
n
Turn It Off When You're Not Using It!
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On your home network, create a password to block
unauthorized users.
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For more tips:
http://lifehacker.com/5576927/how-to-stay-safe-on-public-wi+fi-networks

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Creating Passwords
 At
least 8 characters
long!
 Create
 Create
 Create
a password that
you don’t have written
down.!
a Password that
is easy to remember
a password you
can type Quickly!

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Most Importantly…
Create
a password that is a mixture of
random lowercase, UPPERCASE,
numbers (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) and
Punctuation (!@$#)
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A GOOD example: Dj2!Hxz5$
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A BAD example: password1

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What you should AVIOD!
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Names of any kind.
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Any kind of easily obtained information.
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Your phone number, address, birthdays, license plate numbers.
Sensitive information (login/user names)
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Includes your user/login name, your first and last name,
nicknames, spouse’s or pet’s names.
ATM pins, bank account student id, social security number,
credit/debit .
Words contained in English or foreign language dictionaries.
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Like password, secret, abc123, etc.

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Password WORD sharing!
DON’T do it!
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NEVER share your passwords with others even close family and
friends.
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Be caution of anyone who wants to quickly login into your
machine or claims to be an administrator.
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NEVER send your passwords through e-mail. A new hackers
trick.
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NEVER give your passwords or other personal information
through e-mail like your social security number, credit card
information, etc.
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Reputable companies will NOT ask you for this information over
the internet or phone. Verify their phone number and call them
back.

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Discussion of internet websites to
BEWARE!
What
are websites that could be
unsafe and why?
How
can you do to protect yourself
online?

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Sites
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Buying and Selling sites such as Craig’s List.
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Banking websites
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Social Networking sites like Facebook.
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E-mail accounts.
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Others….

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QUESTIONS