Keep Your SME Safe Online
- 1. Your Business is safer in our Scotland
- 2. Practical advice for keeping You, Your Employees and your Business safe on the internet
- 3. Research Work Browsing Everything!! Shopping Banking Socialising
- 4. Secure your router or HUB Stop sensitive data being accessed Prevent access to your bandwidth and data allowance being used Stop inappropriate material being downloads.
- 5. Public WIFI Do not send personal information Use commercial hotspot providers Use a Virtual Private Network Ensure you have effective antivirus
- 6. Email Identity Theft attachments Spyware, worms, trojans, adware Consequences Fraud and malware USB connected Corruption of devices data
- 7. SPYWARE Type of virus which is designed to steal information about computer activity Takes screen shots False advertisements Copying bank details
- 8. PHISHING Fraudulent emails used to gain personal information and to open new accounts Emails arrive claiming to be from your bank credit card company etc Can be identified by their poor quality
- 9. Requests for personal Use of real information information and passwords Use the name of Spot a Bad spelling well known Scam and Grammar companies Threats that Generic require greetings action
- 10. Actions Ensure you have anti virus and it is up to date Use secure WIFI and websites Do not open or click on any links and delete emails. Do not provide account details. If you think you have responded to a scam, change passwords, PIN numbers and contact the bank
- 12. 52% mobile phones are smartphones 47.8 million 22.9 million iphones sold ipads sold in in last 4 last 4 months months of of 2012 2012 28% of internet usage is from smartphones
- 14. Use a secure connection Use strong passwords Look out for shoulder surfers Report unusual activity Never disclose passwords
- 15. Search and use reputable companies Use Paypal when paying an individual Ensure third party payment sites are secure
- 16. Only provide information that you Choose a name that does not reveal feel comfortable with personal information Choose public places if you choose to Choose a site that will keep you meet anonymous Do not post personal information
- 17. Profiles should be private Learn how to use the site privately Do not reveal personal information Do not talk about future plans
- 20. Questions?