I am in the process of developing a short seminar (briefing, really). The intended audience includes senior citizen centers and (believe it or not) the employees of a local ‘gentlemen’s club’. The people I will be talking to are all novices with computers . . . my intent is to appraise them of the pitfalls and dangers of their on-line activities. I am open to suggestions for topic materials and approaches. This is a volunteer project . . . I normally deal with a higher level of abstraction in security. A representative of the police department will also be giving a physical safety briefing following mine.
What is subject to the threat?
-Privacy
-Data on the computer
-Liability as an unknowing proxy
What are the threats?
-Viruses, Trojans, Worms
-Browsing
-DDOS
Typical Home Setups
-56K, DSL, Cable
-Home Networks, Win98Connection Sharing, routers, firewalls, NAT, proxy
-Network Neighborhood
Preventive Measures
-AVS
-Security Settings in browsers and email clients
-Personal Firewalls & Cable/DSL Router/Hub
Email Security
-File Extensions (exe, com, bat, reg, shs, vbs ad nasuem)
-Macros
-Social Engineering (a’la I Love You)
This will be an ongoing project eventually to producing a concise booklet to be freely handed out at the centers (this is civic volunteer work afterall). Participants and contirbutors are welcome.