InfoSec Tip
Lock your Desktop before you leave your desk
If you walk away from your desk, even for a brief moment, and your PC is left unlocked, someone will walk in, and send mail to a broad distribution list with something silly. Like "I Love You", or worse things, some downright embarrassing. For some reason this is called "Goating".
If you are running Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional , Type Ctrl-Alt-Del and then selecting "Lock Computer" to lock your computer. To unlock your computer, hit Ctrl-Alt-Del again and enter in your password.
You can also set your screen saver to require a password to return to your computer.
InfoSec Concept
Socila Engineering
Social Engineering is a collection of techniques used to manipulate people into perform actions or divulging confidential information. While similar to a confidence trick or a simple fraud, the term typically applies to trickery for information gathering or computer system access. In most of the cases the attacker never comes to face-to-face with the victims and later seldom realizes that they have
been manipulated.
Types of Social Engineering
Technical
Non-Technical
InfoSec Tools
Parental Control Bar
Parental Control Bar is a simple, powerful tool to help shield your children from explicit websites. Simply activate Child-Mode while your children surf the internet, and the toolbar will block access to adult-oriented websites.
An important aspect of ensuring that your child is safe while using the Internet is the installation of parental control software.
Parental controls will provide you with the advantage of being able to
- Enforce time limits to child Internet activity set by parents
- Block access to materials (pictures) identified as inappropriate for kids
- Monitor your child’s activity on the Internet by storing names of sites and/or snapshots of material seen by your child on the computer for you to view later
- Set different restrictions for each family member
- Limit results of an Internet search to content appropriate for kids
InfoSec Quote
"If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees." — Kahlil Gibran
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