Internet Safety for Seniors presentation
- 2. Before we start, two very important things • No matter WHAT a phone message or an email (or a txt-message) tells you to do, NEVER go buy Gift Cards to solve the “problem” • Same for Bitcoin (aka ‘Crypto Currency’)
- 3. Actually, a third thing … • You can ALWAYS hang-up the phone, you will NOT get in trouble! • or do not open or reply to email or txt-message • REAL organizations (Banks, Utilities, etc) contact via Canada Post • or send you an email that DOES NOT ask for your password (or money), only that you login to their Customer Support website (verify link!)
- 4. How scammers operate • They KNOW our generation considers phone calls/emails/txt-messages as IMPORTANT, we want to respond! • When fishing, first you ’set-the-hook’, then ‘reel-em-in’ • Best defense: do NOT engage, don’t let them set their hooks into you !
- 5. What to do
- 6. Use Unique Passwor ds DO NOT reuse passwords (please!) I know, it is hard to remember 😉 Password Manager: only need to remember one password, the ‘master’ password that lets you ‘see’ your list of other passwords PC (and Android) – KeePass Apple – ‘Passwords’ App (on Macs, iPhone, iPad) Strong-password Generator e.g. dodhe9-rAjtib-kincyj (generated by Apple’s ‘Passwords’ program) Do NOT use any with ‘save-to-cloud’ feature 1Password, Dashlane, LastPass, Norton, Bitwarden … Sigh! ALL have been hacked!!! 😠
- 7. Example strong password (Apple)
- 8. Example strong password (PC)
- 9. Passwords … Or • Just write them in a notebook • Keep notebook at home, never leaves the house! BUT • not as secure as using Password Manager • please try very VERY hard to avoid duplicating passwords
- 10. Enable Multi Factor Authenticati on MFA MFA - Multi Factor Authentication • sometimes called ‘2FA’ Send a code to your email or phone, use that code to finish login You may need to register, ask for help!
- 11. (more complicated) MFA … • short code (6-8 chars) that is only ‘good’ for a short time (1-2 minutes) • Aegis Authenticator (Android), Google Authenticator • hardware device • Ask for help!