cyber security awareness month using your laptop safely on the road off-campus safe computing part 2
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Cyber Security Awareness Month
Using Your Laptop Safely On the Road
Off-Campus Safe Computing Part 2
OCIS Brown Bag Series
Worst Practices, or 10 Easy Steps to Loosing Your DataProtecting Your Laptop’s DataUsing Your Laptop Safely on the RoadFinding and Protecting Sensitive Data on Your ComputerProtecting Data by Using Network and Server Scanning Tools
2005 Wisconsin Act 138 requires entities to notify individuals of certain unauthorized acquisitions of personal information.
“Personal information” means an individual’s last name and the individual’s first name or first initial, in combination with and linked to any of the following elements, if the element is not publicly available information and is not encrypted, redacted, or altered in any manner that renders the element unreadable: (a) the individual’s Social Security number; (b) the individual’s driver’s license number or state identification number; (c) the number of the individual’s financial account number, including a credit or debit card account number, or any security code, access code, or password that would permit access to the individual’s financial account; (d) the individual’s DNA profile; and (e) the individual’s unique biometric data, including fingerprint, voice print,
retina or iris image, or any other unique physical characteristic.
Rick isn’t a bad user
• Did work to secure his computer• What he did is good for a desktop on a
protected network• Not so good for the wilds of Free WiFi
Solutions
• File on desktop– don’t store that data!– If you must store it, encrypt it!– Lock your workstation; use screensaver
passwords– Don’t leave your laptop unattended
• Be aware of those around you
Solutions
• Know how to spot a phishing attempt• Use different credentials for different
accounts• Use a VPN
Solutions
• OS hardening– require username/password to login
• Encrypt!• Use removable storage; better yet use
network storage• Lojack for laptops• Security screening line strategies
Rules of the Road
1. Store no data locally2. Since we know 1 is hard: Encrypt!3. Practice Defensive Networking – Use
VPN4. Know where your laptop is at all times