Tips: Home Security
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Protecting your home computer from cyber attacks
It is important to keep your computer and technology secure at home, not just at the office. You can use the same tips and many of the same resources at home as you use at Pepperdine (one of the best is browsercheck.pepperdine.edu). These articles specifically address home computing.
- https://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/keep-a-clean-machine/securing-your-home-network
- Securing your home network
- Protect your home computer with the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. tips
- http://www.howtogeek.com/173478/10-important-computer-security-practices-you-should-follow/
- More specific tips, including Windows, Java and Firewall.
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips
- Comprehensive tips for various situations and needs from US Computer Emergency Readiness Team
Protecting your children from cyber criminals
On the Internet you are 15 milliseconds away from every creep on the planet. One of the best defenses is making sure that computing happens in high traffic areas on your home, so that it is easy to participate in computing with your children. Secondarily, become familiar with the parental controls offered by your computer or mobile operating system through a class or online tutorial and use these to supplement the primary safeguard of "computing together".
- http://www.safewise.com/blog/7-ways-to-protect-your-kids-from-cyber-crimes/
- 7 quick tips to protect children from cyber crime
- http://www.netsmartz.org/InternetSafety
- A very simple website that offers a wide range of tips and an overview of basic internet safety
- http://www.safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety/
- A list of recommended rules parents should tell their kids before they start using technology that could harm them
- https://www2.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
- Authoritative article from the FBI cyber division that offers:
- Signs that your child is in danger
- Who online sexual predators are and how they attack
- Many tips on how to keep your home safe
- Authoritative article from the FBI cyber division that offers:
- http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/11/how-to-keep-kids-safe-online-children-advice
- Professionals from the internet security world explain the advice they give to their children
The Information Security Office does not endorse any products or services advertised or referenced on the above pages. These links are offered for helpful security perspectives.