Water Cooler Feb 4, 2021: Fortifying Your Home Office from Cyber Threats
The event was sold out, a combination of topic and speaker
TOPIC:
With all the news about foreign actors hacking into our most secure corporate networks, and spying on us through other media, we must up our game working at home to stay safe. Fortunately, the National Security Agency because of all these threats, recently released guidance on how to secure your work at home office from cyber threats.
Many of the helpful guide are listed below to download/
We thank our speaker:
Michael O’Leary, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Math Dept at Towson University, and author, Cyber Operations: Building, Defending, and Attacking Modern Computer Networks, who explained what the NSA recommends, how to apply them to your work-at-home-office, and why they are so critical to you, and your employer, even if your employer has already secured your office
Securing a Home Network
- https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jul/16/2002158056/-1/-1/0/Best%20Practices%20for%20Securing%20Your%20Home%20Network%20-%20Copy.pdf
Updating and Upgrading Software
- https://media.defense.gov/2019/Sep/09/2002180319/-1/-1/0/Update%20and%20Upgrade%20Software%20Immediately.docx%20-%20Copy.pdf
Collaboration and Video Conferencing Solutions
- https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/14/2002477670/-1/-1/0/CSI_%20SELECTING_AND_USING_COLLABORATION_SERVICES_SECURELY_SHORT_20200814.PDF
Securing your web browser
- https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jul/16/2002158047/-1/-1/0/Steps%20to%20Secure%20Web%20Browsing%20-%20Copy.pdf
Multi-Factor Authentication
- https://media.defense.gov/2020/Sep/22/2002502665/-1/-1/0/CSI_MULTIFACTOR_AUTHENTICATION_SOLUTIONS_UOO17091520.PDF
Want more? Do you have questions about mobile devices, social media, location data exposure, or identity theft?
- https://www.nsa.gov/what-we-do/cybersecurity/Telework-and-Mobile-Security-Guidance/
- Download Omar Savory’s presentation on affordable cyber protection, and more importantly, its unique threat analysis, at no charge. Click
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