Personal Cybersecurity 2020

Below are the slides from the presentation given 2/1/20 at the Ferndale Public Library.

Personal-Cybersecurity-2020

Useful Security Resources

Phishing

•Details on Microsoft December 2019 data breach  https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477154/Internal-error-left-Microsoft-customer-service-data-exposed

•Microsoft Support Suppliers https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/professionalservices/suppliers

Password theft

• Check for password breaches on your accounts: https://monitor.firefox.com/breaches/

• Check if your email account has been breached: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

•Common password list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:10,000_most_common_passwords

• Password managers
  • https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-password-managers,review-3785.html
  • https://www.cnet.com/news/best-password-managers-for-2020

Multi-factor authentication

•Multifactor apps https://www.pcworld.com/article/3225913/what-is-two-factor-authentication-and-which-2fa-apps-are-best.html

•YubiKey https://www.yubico.com/

•Google Titan Security Key https://store.google.com/us/product/titan_security_key_kit

Anti malware tool selection

• Windows:  https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-malware-removal-and-protection-software
• Apple:  https://www.techradar.com/best/best-mac-antivirus-software
• Linux: https://www.tecmint.com/best-antivirus-programs-for-linux

Research vulnerabilities

• Search NIST/DHS National Vulnerability Database: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search