Cyber Security and E-Safetyfor Teachers Ben Wohl ben@cumbriaesafety.co.uk@cumbriaesafety

The internet is an amazing place!

Everyonewants you to have the answers.

They think you are Digital Natives.

Keep yourselfSafe Online• Cyber-Security• Digital Literacy• Discussion topics

Cyber-Security:

Use Anti-virussoftware on your phone and PC• Windows Defender• BiteDefender• Kaspersky• Norton/Symantic• AVG

• Ghostery• Browser based blocker• Firefox browser

Ad-Blockers at home and school

• Operating System• Software• Phone Apps• Anti-Virus Software

KeepEverythingUp-to-date

Two FactorAuthentication

• Text Messages• Software Solution• Hardware Solutions• Anonymous Sim/phone

Password Manager • Online v.s. Local• LastPass• Dashlane• RoboForm• KeePass Password Safe• Sticky Password • Your Browser

Not allPasswords are Equal• Long• Strong• One of a kind

Be aware of Breech data. • https://haveibeenpwned.com

• E-mail• Phone Calls• Twitter (DMs)• Text Messages• Facebook

(account cloning)

Phishing is Everywhere

How to spotphishing• Links• Attachments • Phone Numbers• Anything that

makes you panic

VPN?• Virtual Private Network.• Use to encrypt your internet traffic.• By passes network level filtering.

Social EngineeringUsing deception and charm to convince someone to reveal confidential information that can be used for hacking.

Digital Literacy

Do you know how technology works?It is useful to have basic understanding of how the technology and services work, to keep your kid safe.

Know the security and privacy settings.• For the sites you use• The sites your kids use• The sites your kids are

talking about.

Don’t forget to logout.(And use separate accounts)

Use separate ‘identities’online.

This protects you, your school and your pupils.

You are always ‘at work’ on-line.

Discussion

Have you ever...

1) Have you ever accidentally found content you really didn’t mean to find (at school or at home)?

2) Have you tried to get around a filter/pay wall or used a VPN?

3) Do you know what

creative commons is?

4) Do you alway sign out?

5) Used a USB stick that you didn’t know where

it was from?

6) Accepted parents from school as friends on social media even if your didn’t really know them?

Useful Toolshttps://safe.duckduckgo.com/(safe search no tracking)

https://www.ghostery.com/(blocks cookies and spyware)

Useful Websiteshttps://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/

social-media-guides

https://www.internetmatters.org

https://swgfl.org.uk