CMPT 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Security Awareness, Ransomware, Phishing
26 Jun 2018
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CMPT 320 – Cyber security awareness (Guest Speaker)
Cyber crime: 0ver 73% of Americans have been victim; 89% of breaches have
financial motive; second most reported crime; more profitable than drug
trade
New malware (things designed to shut down your computer) is created every
2.9 seconds and getting faster; 30,000 websites are hacked every day; social
engineering attacks (send email or msg to click on link) increased 200% in
2015; Ransomware attacks (malware gets downloaded and they steal
information) increased 250% in 2017
Cyber crime is easy
Cyber security is expensive so companies usually will not protect you
Most people will give away info and passwords willingly without even
knowing it
How to protect yourself: Protect personal accounts (most important in email,
second most important is social media); Use strong passwords (ex.
passphrases); Use two step verification;
Phishing and social engineering – An attempt to acquire sensitive info
impersonating a trustworthy
Never click on links contained within an email; don’t open emails from
people you don’t know; don’t open attachments even from people you do
know
Shop safe online: always use secure sites; read the privacy policy; use
strong passwords; secure your security q’s; use prepaid credit cards;
scrutinize your credit card statements
Lecture notes
Technological determinism vs. social construction of knowledge video:
“Technology is neither good not bad nor is it neutral” It has different
outcomes, which are socially constructed
Technology is just a tool and can be extremely useful or used to cause
harm.
We shape our tools and our tools shape us
Social forces influence the invention of new technologies (social
constructivism)
Medium is the message: the consumer is the producer and is creating
our own message (ex. seeing a video clip on tv is presented to us but
when we view videos on YouTube it is different because we are
viewing it on our terms)
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Document Summary
Cmpt 320 cyber security awareness (guest speaker) Cyber crime: 0ver 73% of americans have been victim; 89% of breaches have financial motive; second most reported crime; more profitable than drug trade. New malware (things designed to shut down your computer) is created every. 2. 9 seconds and getting faster; 30,000 websites are hacked every day; social engineering attacks (send email or msg to click on link) increased 200% in. 2015; ransomware attacks (malware gets downloaded and they steal information) increased 250% in 2017. Cyber security is expensive so companies usually will not protect you. Most people will give away info and passwords willingly without even knowing it. How to protect yourself: protect personal accounts (most important in email, second most important is social media); use strong passwords (ex. passphrases); use two step verification; Phishing and social engineering an attempt to acquire sensitive info impersonating a trustworthy.
