Computer Security For Small Business

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Computer Security for Small Business

or, Computer Threats to a Small Business

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Two Kinds of BadMalware/”Virus”

Mess Up Your Computer

Trick You to send Money/CC #s

Grab your Address Book/Contacts

Propagate to other machines

Botnets

Not interested in your data -- Use your machine

Silently Build a Network of Compromised Machines

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Security Weak Points

Human

Network

Computer

Or, How Do “They” Get In?

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Human Weak Points

Browser : “Click Here”

eMail: “Open This Attachment”

Loaner USB Stick

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Network Weak Points

DSL/Cable Modem

Admin Password

The “Router” - Wired

Admin Password

Wireless “Router”

Owner Password

Access Password

Or, Four Passwords You Didn’t Know You Had

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Psst! Did Your Internet Service

Print those passwords for you?

“I put it here somewhere...”

Tell you how to change them?

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Single Most Important Reason for Keeping

Hardware and Software Current

Frequent “Patches” and Updates Are Often Fixing Security Vulnerabilities

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Malware Protection

Scan your Hard Disk regularly?

Do Live Scans

USB Sticks

eMail Attachments

Downloaded files

Does your Malware Tool:

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The Best Malware Protection is a

Full, Current Backup Full, Current Backup

Backup? What’s That?

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What To Do:Turn on Automatic Updates (Windows)

Accept Software Updates (Mac)

Use Current Versions of your Programs

Get off of Windows XP

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