Security Awareness

- Its training not testing

Presented By :
Reshma Wawhal
SCIT
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Keep your eyes open and listen

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Don’t Do over IT ( Information
Technology)

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Why is Awareness Important?

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Research

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 Why Human ?

O PATCH FOR HUMAN S

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Password Protection
üPasswo rds sho uld me e t o r e xc e e d 
c o mplexity re quire me nts base d o n 
the  risk.
üPasswo rds sho uld be  c hange d 
fre que ntly base d o n risk.
üPasswo rds sho uld be  pro te c te d 
fro m expo sure .
üDo n’ t share  yo ur passwo rds.

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Password Complexity
 All passwords, including initial passwords,
must be constructed, implemented, and
maintained according to the following
guidelines:
 Strong passwords contain a minimum length
of (8) characters and are composed of the
following characteristics
 At least one numeric character (0-9).
 At least one lower case character (a-z).
 At least one upper case character (A-Z).
 At least one non-alphanumeric character* (~, !,
@, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, =, +, ?, [, ], {, }).
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Handling, Receipt, Transmission, Storage,
and Destruction of Document
 Don’t leave system unlocked.
 Keep your document at secure
place or in a password
protected drive or folder.
 Don’t use yellow stick paper.
 Use paper shedder.
 Destroy records and sensitive
information in a manner that
precludes reconstruction.
 Don’t Plug and play without
protection
 Take backup.
 Delete unwanted and duplicate
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information.
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Email Protection
 Always Use Signature
 Don’t open any email
having “ No - Subject” or
from stranger email id
because it can have
Trojan or Worm.
 In case if you think
something is wrong
immediately call network
administrator.
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Internet Usage
 Don’t click any link.
 Beware of phishing.

 Don’t use social network

sites during office hours.
 Don’t do chatting and share
your personal information.
 Don’t download from
internet without taking
permission from the
concern authority.
 Don’t use proxy sites.
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Office etiquettes
 Refrain from being loud
because someone must
doing evasdropping.
 Stay Away from Gossip
 The source of some
malicious gossip can be
traced back to you, then
your job can be in
jeopardy.
 Don’t use unlicensed
software.
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Physical Security
 Wear badge card
everyday while coming
to the office.
 Don’t allow piggy back.

 Report security violations

immediately.

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Expect technical Problems

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Get help Immediately

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Know Your Constraint

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Reference
 Wikipedia
 http://www.scribd.com/doc/8697084/Security-issues-an

 http://www.scribd.com/doc/9303263/Information-securi

 http://www.scribd.com/doc/23420336/Information-Techn
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Thank You

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