The Ten Most Dangerous Things Users Do Online
The Ten Most Dangerous Things Users Do Online
Most of this was taken from the link in the title (that inspired me to post this)
End users -- god bless ‘em. You can’t live with ‘em -- but without them, you wouldn’t have a job. They’re the reason you have an IT infrastructure; they’re also the single greatest threat to the security of that infrastructure.Because, in the end, most users have no idea how dangerous their online behavior is.No matter how many times they train them, no matter how many classes they hold, most IT professionals still watch helplessly as end users introduce new malware because they "just couldn’t resist looking at the attachment." Security pros cringe as their users download software for personal use, turn off firewalls to speed up a connection, or leave their passwords stuck to their laptops.Wouldn’t it be nice if you could give end users a list of the most dangerous things they do online every day, and then tell them why those activities are particularly risky?
Stick this up on the door to your office. Better yet, stick it up on the company bulletin board -- or post it directly to each of your users. If it keeps one user from making a big mistake, then we’ll have done our job -- and so will you.
1. Clicking on email attachments from unknown senders - Do people still do this? Yes they do!
2. Installing unauthorized applications - a nightmare for IT dept, why because users just install what they want not what is need. Example Stock ticker when you are a software programmer. Or Itunes That is personnel not work has no place on a work computer and opens a hole a hacker could use to get to your computer.
3. Turning off or disabling automated security tools. - Anti virus scans all files so to speed up your down load you turn it off then open that attach from someone you don’t know and infect the network.
4. Opening HTML or plain-text messages from unknown senders same as item 1
5. Surfing gambling, porn, or other legally-risky sites Never on a work PC or laptop. Most Trojan viruses are distributed on these sites.
6. Giving out passwords, tokens, or smart cards - Just plain Dumb
7. Random surfing of unknown, untrusted Websites see item 5
8. Attaching to an unknown, untrustworthy WiFi network - commen with Lap top users never do this with a work laptop
9. Filling out Web scripts, forms, or registration pages - you wonder where all that spam comes from????
10. Participating in chat rooms or social networking sites - there is a tendency to give out too much information like at Face book, My Space, Xanga or others If your kids are on these sites look at their page. and help them be safe!
Most of this was taken from the link in the title (that inspired me to post this)
End users -- god bless ‘em. You can’t live with ‘em -- but without them, you wouldn’t have a job. They’re the reason you have an IT infrastructure; they’re also the single greatest threat to the security of that infrastructure.Because, in the end, most users have no idea how dangerous their online behavior is.No matter how many times they train them, no matter how many classes they hold, most IT professionals still watch helplessly as end users introduce new malware because they "just couldn’t resist looking at the attachment." Security pros cringe as their users download software for personal use, turn off firewalls to speed up a connection, or leave their passwords stuck to their laptops.Wouldn’t it be nice if you could give end users a list of the most dangerous things they do online every day, and then tell them why those activities are particularly risky?
Stick this up on the door to your office. Better yet, stick it up on the company bulletin board -- or post it directly to each of your users. If it keeps one user from making a big mistake, then we’ll have done our job -- and so will you.
1. Clicking on email attachments from unknown senders - Do people still do this? Yes they do!
2. Installing unauthorized applications - a nightmare for IT dept, why because users just install what they want not what is need. Example Stock ticker when you are a software programmer. Or Itunes That is personnel not work has no place on a work computer and opens a hole a hacker could use to get to your computer.
3. Turning off or disabling automated security tools. - Anti virus scans all files so to speed up your down load you turn it off then open that attach from someone you don’t know and infect the network.
4. Opening HTML or plain-text messages from unknown senders same as item 1
5. Surfing gambling, porn, or other legally-risky sites Never on a work PC or laptop. Most Trojan viruses are distributed on these sites.
6. Giving out passwords, tokens, or smart cards - Just plain Dumb
7. Random surfing of unknown, untrusted Websites see item 5
8. Attaching to an unknown, untrustworthy WiFi network - commen with Lap top users never do this with a work laptop
9. Filling out Web scripts, forms, or registration pages - you wonder where all that spam comes from????
10. Participating in chat rooms or social networking sites - there is a tendency to give out too much information like at Face book, My Space, Xanga or others If your kids are on these sites look at their page. and help them be safe!
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