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Black Friday or Hack Friday?
Cyber crime escalates around Christmas and this year is looking promising for hackers with so many more people embracing online shopping. Black Friday, on the 27th November will either be a great chance to snap up bargains or will be a bumper day for cyber criminals, depending upon how cyber smart you are. Share this article with staff, friends and family to protect them… You’ll also be building cyber smarts within your organisation.
1. Domain names
Check the domain name exactly matches the organisation before providing information, clicking on links, attachments or downloads. You can check a URL (weblink) by hovering over it, or tapping and holding on an iPad.
Cyber criminals will try to impersonate legitimate organisations. For example they will send emails that look like they come from your bank, from Australia Post or other delivery companies.
To check on your deliveries it is safer to go back to your order confirmation email and use the links provided there. Or type the exact web address into a browser.
Be SUSPICIOUS and CHECK all unsolicited emails, particularly at this time of year.
2. Padlock Symbol
Check for the padlock symbol on every website and particularly before entering any personal details or credit card information!
3. Passphrases
Use passphrases which contain a combination of letters, symbols and numbers and use different passphrases for different websites and applications.
- Use a number you’ll remember easily, e.g. your first house number
- Use two small words that are easy to type and that you’ll remember, e.g. big daddy
- Use a special character e.g. !, @, $, %, _
- Combine the elements in an order you’ll remember and capitalise at least one word, e.g. 52_bigDaddy
- Use a special character e.g. !, @, $, %, _
- Now add a combination of letters which links this password with the particular website , e.g. BCF for Boating Camping Fishing
- Use at least 12 characters
Come up with your own individual code for passphrases so you can have a different one for each application or website and still remember them. You can put the elements in any order you choose.
4. Two Factor Authentication
Use two levels of authentication (2FA) to secure your data and protect your login identity where possible. 2FA is an extra layer of security designed to ensure you are the only person who can access your account, even if someone else knows your password. It is often a code sent to your mobile phone. This is particularly important for banking and for accessing your email. A criminal can reset your passwords if using the ‘Forgot password’ feature if they have access to your email. Keep it as secure as possible!
5. Avoid public Wi-Fi
Avoid public wi-fi (provided free in cafes, shopping centres, hotels etc) if possible. NEVER provide confidential or sensitive information over public wi-fi.
6. Act Fast
If you think you’ve been a victim of cyber crime, disconnect your device from the internet by turning off wi-fi and disconnecting any network cables. Get someone to help you report it immediately to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC): https://www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/report
The ACSC has lots of good information, you can register for their Stay Smart Online.
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