The Secure Communicator: Protect Yourself and Your Client, STC Summit 2015

The Secure CommunicatorProtect Yourself and Your Client

Ben Woelk, CISSP

Program ManagerInformation Security Office

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Why Worry?

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Overview

• Threat Landscape• Solutions• Cool Tools• Q&A

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THREAT LANDSCAPE 2015

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Wh

at’

s S

tole

n?

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Value?

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Social Media

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Mobile

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Ransomware

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Solutions

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Protecting Your Computer• Anti-virus• Firewalls• Patching

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Protecting Your

Reputation

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Protecting Your

Information

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Protecting Your Identity

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Passwords

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Passphrase

It was a dark and stormy night

becomes

ItwasaDark215&StormyNight

Length > complexity

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Cool Tools

• Password Safes• Google Dashboard• Browser Plugins

– Netcraft– McAfee Site Advisor

• Secunia PSI• Mobile Security Apps

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Password Safes

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Google Dashboard

Monitor use of your name

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Browser Plugins

– Netcraft

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– McAfee Site Advisor

Browser Plugins

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SecuniaPSI

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Mobile Security Apps

• Lookout Security & Antivirus (Android, iOS)

• Avast Mobile Security (Android)• Avast SecureMe (iOS)• Google Authenticator (Android, iOS)• Find My iPhone (iOS)• iVault (iOS)

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Resources

• Goodreads Cyber Security Libraryhttps://www.goodreads.com/search?q=cyber+security+library

• Infosec Communicator Blogbenwoelk.com

• Shockproofing Your Use of Social Media eBook (free 6/21–6/25)http://amzn.com/B00OJMK4T2

• ISTR20 Internet Security Threat Report, April 2015, Symantechttp://www.symantec.com/security_response/publications/threatreport.jsp

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Questions (and maybe some answers)

Ben Woelk

Ben.woelk@gmail.com

Benwoelk.com

@benwoelk

www.linkedin.com/in/benwoelk/