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This document provides advice on cyber security awareness for individuals and businesses. It outlines common cyber threats like hacking, malware, and phishing. It discusses how to stay secure online by using strong passwords, avoiding public Wi-Fi, and backing up data. The document also provides resources for reporting cybercrime and learning more about cyber security best practices.

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Cyber Security Awareness Presentation

This document provides advice on cyber security awareness for individuals and businesses. It outlines common cyber threats like hacking, malware, and phishing. It discusses how to stay secure online by using strong passwords, avoiding public Wi-Fi, and backing up data. The document also provides resources for reporting cybercrime and learning more about cyber security best practices.

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Cyber Security Awareness

Advice for Individuals and Businesses


(based on training from the Digital Police Community Support Officer)
Presentation Contents

• Need for Cyber Security • Personal Privacy


• Threats: • Public Wi-Fi

• Hacking • Passwords

• Malware • Router

• Phishing • Internet of Things (IOT)

• Stay Secure • QR Codes


• Internet Shopping
• Internet Banking • Support & Resources
Why is Cyber Awareness Important?
• Cyber crime is a growing trend
• Raise awareness of threats
• As with most crimes the police can’t tackle this problem alone
• To encourage reporting
• Promote Government backed scheme ‘Cyber Essentials’
• Cyber crime is massively under reported.
Who is doing the hacking?
• Financial (theft, fraud, blackmail) Hacking
• Political /state (state level/ military)
• Fame/ kudos (fun/ status)
• Hacktivism (cause)
• Pen testers (legal hacking)
• Police
• Insider
• Business
Common threats - Ransomware
• Normally loaded onto a computer via a download/attachment/link from an
email or website.
• Will either lock the screen or encrypt your data.
• Once Ransomware is uploaded on your computer/tablet/phone it is very difficult
to remove without removing all of the data
• Wannacry attack 2017 - One of the biggest cyber attacks to occur.
• Is said to have hit 300,000 computers in 150 countries.
• Companies affected include; NHS, Renault, FedEx, Spanish telecoms and gas
companies, German railways.
Ransomware
• More than a third of NHS trusts in England and Wales were affected with over 6,800 operations
cancelled.
How to tackle Ransomware

• Back up- Keep a backed up copy of your data. Ensure its not permanently
connected to the network.
• Patch- Keep your software up to date. Wannacry was successful as those
affected computers hadn’t updated. The update contained a fix for the problem.
• Attachments- Don’t click on links from emails/SMS as this could easily be from
an untrusted source and contain malware like Ransomware
Phishing
• Is the attempt to obtain sensitive information by deception.
• They will be after your login credentials, payment card details or to upload malware to your computer
• The email will normally impersonate a genuine company or person.

How to tackle the problem


• Don’t click any links on an email unless
you can guarantee who its from.
• Use a trusted method of contacting the
company via a phone number, app or
website.
• Mark the email as spam and contact the
organisation.
What to look out for when shopping on the
internet?
• Ensure you’re on the correct website
• HTTPS and the padlock- The ‘S’ stands for secure,
this means you have a secure connection to the
website. This should prevent a ‘man in the middle’
attack. It encrypts your data and the receiver will be
able to decrypt it but if it is a fraudulent website
they will still obtain your information.
• Use a credit card/ PayPal when conducting online
transactions.
Public Wi-Fi
• May not be trustworthy. They could share your information to other companies
who operate in countries without any data protection.
• You may not know who is watching you whilst you’re online.

What to do and not do to


• Don’t use online banking. Use your own data.
• Don’t conduct any purchases
• Use a virtual private network (VPN)
Passwords Advice

• Use 1 password per account.


• Three random words is the NCSC’s advice. Capitals, special characters and
numbers is your own choice.
• If you follow this advice your passwords security will be significantly
increased against a brute force attack.
• Password managers can be helpful to store your passwords.
Advice
• In the physical world we’re good at protecting ourselves and our property,
we need to replicate this in the digital world.
• 80% of cyber-crime is preventable.

• QR Codes
Advice

• Update and migrate


• Activate your firewall
• Staff awareness
• Data encryption
• User accounts privileges i.e admin
• Cyber insurance
• Prepare Plan
You are the best defence!

• Technology is only a small part of Cyber Defence


• You are the most important person – protect yourself
• For businesses the most important and best defence is Cyber Security Aware
employees – train your staff

Always be aware!
Always be on your guard!
What support is there for Businesses and the
Public?
Reporting Cybercrime

• Online fraud is to be reported to Action Fraud. They’re the national


reporting mechanism for fraud. Via;
www.actionfraud.police.uk
Or 0300 123 2040
• Can be reported 24/7 via the website.
Nation Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
National Cyber Security Centre
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/smallbusiness
Resources

• Cyber Aware (www.cyberaware.gov.uk)


Resources

• Get safe Online (www.getsafeonline.org)


Resources

• Cyber essentials (www.cyberaware.gov.uk/cyberessentials)


• Government back scheme created by NCSC
• Tick list and if followed will increase a companies online security
• Some governmental contracts require Cyber essential certification
Resources
WWW.NCSC.GOV.UK/CISP
CiSP is a joint industry and government initiative set
up to exchange cyber threat information in real time,
in a secure, confidential and dynamic environment,
increasing situational awareness and reducing the
impact on UK business.
We hope this information has been helpful.
Remember: You can find more guides and helpful websites on the
Tamworth Borough Council website.
(If you have not opened this presentation from the Cyber Awareness page, use the Search function
on the site to find more information; type: Cyber in the search box), or

Click here to open the Cyber Awareness page

Thank you

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