Cyber HygieneThe Big Picture

© 2014 Project Lead The Way, Inc.Computer Science and Software Engineering

• Protect your public persona• Protect your private information• Protect devices and software• Protect the economy and

infrastructure

Why Focus on Cyber Hygiene?

Five Areas of Readiness

Action Description

Identify What's at risk? Data, devices, …

Protect How do you prevent a problem?

Detect How do you identify a problem?

Respond How do you contain a problem?

Recover How do you get back to normal?

How to Handle It• Document• Report• Do not escalate

Cyberbullying

How to Think About It• The Internet is

not anonymous.• Picture the

person! Keep it human.

• Cyber security jobs are projected to expand 5-fold in next few years

• Cyber attacks are now a common military weapon, targeting businesses

• Cyber espionage costs U.S. $400b/yr

High Demand in Cybersecurity Jobs

• Don't get too personal online• Protect passwords• Use a firewall and anti-virus

software• Use only well-reviewed software • Do not visit pornographic and

hacking sites• Backup your data; loss is inevitable

General Security

• Backup your data; loss is inevitableRegularly schedule time to backup data from servers, portable storage, and your devices

• Protect from physical loss

Protect Your Data