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Cyberspace Risks and Defenses

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1 Cyberspace Risks and Defenses
Facebook Snapchat P2P filesharing Apps Craigslist Scams JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Facebook Facebook is a popular social media platform Minimum age is 13 years old Many students use it to: Stay in touch with friends Share news, pictures, and (cat) videos Chat, Etc. A Parent’s Guide to Facebook GenCyber 2015 © James Madison university

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Facebook (cont) Special protections for users 13-17: Teens not listed in public searches Only friends and friends of friends can “tag” teens Teens cannot share with “the public” (only friends and friends of friends) Location sharing is off by default Friend requests only from friends and friends of friends Teens can only chat with friends Messaging is off by default No ads about adult content, alcohol, dating, gambling, and subscription services JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

4 Social Networking Risks
Posting information about themselves that: Could be used to embarrass or manipulate them Could cause psychological harm Could be used by criminals to steal their identity or property Could be used by criminals to determine their physical location to cause physical harm JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

5 Social Networking Risks (cont.)
Damage to reputation or future prospects: Unkind or angry posts Compromising photos or videos Group conflict depicted in text and/or imagery Spending “too much time online” (subjective) Exposure to inappropriate content (subjective) Potential for inappropriate contact with adults JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

6 Social Networking Risks (cont.)
Harassment or online bullying (cyberbullying) Perpetrator and/or victim This website contains downloadable tip sheets, cyberbullying stats, and a downloadable PDF book entitled, Words Wound: Delete Cyberbullying and Make Kindness Go Viral. Link to PDF of book that could be used for journal activities: The Price of Shame: Monica Lewinsky TedTalk The Amanda Todd Story JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Snapchat (Mobile) users take a photo or video Add a caption Send it to friends User sets a time limit (1-10 seconds) of how long recipient can view photo/video Unless they take a screenshot JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Apps Many application programs (“apps”) can be installed via phone or social networking page Risks include: Accidentally sharing information about yourself and your friends with the app developer Apps can contain spyware or malware You could wind up paying a lot for “free” apps Ads In-app purchase JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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P2P Filesharing Risks Many easy-to-use apps allow people to share music, movies, and software online Risks include: Accidentally sharing private files Legal issues from copyright violations Shared software could include spyware or malware JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Craigslist Free advertisement website Rules of thumb: Deal locally Face-to-face (but safely!) JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Craigslist (cont) To these we add: use common sense when arranging to meet someone face-to-face JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Scams Before we get into specifics some rules of thumb: Protect your passwords Understand what information is private (SSN, account information, passwords) and be very suspicious when someone asks for it Check out requests and find out who you are really dealing with If warranted, give personal information over encrypted web connections only If something sounds too good to be true it probably is (especially on the Internet!) JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Scams (cont) Common things to stop and think about: JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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Scams – Scareware JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

15 Scams – Scareware Defenses
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16 Scams – Nigerian Prince Scam
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Scams – Phishing JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

18 Scams – Phishing (cont)
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19 Scams – Phishing Defenses
Be cautious/suspicious JMU policy: we will never ask you for your password over the phone or JMU policy: only a few trusted JMU websites as for your password Look where you are going: Before clicking on a link hover over it with the mouse and view the URL Look where you are at: If you click a link, check the address bar and make sure it took you to the proper domain and you weren’t redirected JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

20 Summary of Cyberspace Risks and Defenses
Be careful/suspicious: Facebook Snapchat P2P filesharing Apps Craigslist Scams JMU GenCyber Boot Camp © James Madison university

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