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Information Security, Policy, and Records Office (ISPRO)
karenm@virginia.edu
June 2013
ANATOMY OF A HACK
Step 1: Do Reconnaissance
Successful hackers are excellent
*Good reason to keep your computers and programs current and backed up!
Crack passwords
Hackers cracked and stole the
Attack Vectors
Spear phishing email messages
Phone calls target you at home
USB Sticks left lying around anywhere
Weak passwords, vulnerable machines
Drive-by-Downloads
Coupon Bars (there has to be a better
way to do this)
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Dont Be a Victim!
Realize you are a target
Know your adversarys tricks
Take control of your online presence
Forward to abuse@virginia.edu
Just dont click on it
Dont respond
DELETE
Password Guesser
out.12920:join: Oct 21 14:36:33 Guessed akovacs (/usr1/bin/badpasswd in !
maxwell.passwd) [morrison] .AB8KhkzFZkCc
out.12920:join: Oct 21 14:36:33 Guessed dsummers (/usr1/bin/badpasswd in!
maxwell.passwd) [w0mbat] /P8idUdpMO/6Q
out.12920:join: Oct 21 14:36:33 Guessed crockett (/usr1/bin/badpasswd in!
maxwell.passwd) [bxxxsxxx] 2ULXddBrRGI.I
out.12920:join: Oct 21 14:36:33 Guessed jlucas (/usr1/bin/badpasswd in !
maxwell.passwd) [stealth] 6KIIfIlFO0qP6
out.12920:join: Oct 21 14:36:33 Guessed cminton (/usr1/bin/badpasswd in !
maxwell.passwd) [Faustus] 6hiuZITiFmlX.!
Length or Complexity?
Length is much more powerful.
First letter of each word
My Prius uses too much gas in the
Easy to Do
each account.
Hacks on Hacks
Zappos and LinkedIn, etc.
Hackers steal passwords, send you a
Pavel Vrublevsky
Owner of Russian payments firm ChronoPay
Defense-in-Depth on Mobile
Verify SMS/text messages
Smishing
GATEWAY
BANK
ALERT:
Your
card
starting
with
4138*
has
been
DEACTIVATED
.
Please
contact
us
at
804-414-7700.
Auto-Lock
Locks the screen after a pre-set time period
products/android.aspx
Find my iPhone/iPod/iPad
Find my iPhone requires Apple iCloud
password
Create strong passwords for all
devices including printers
Install an alternate DNS provider
http://annualcreditreport.com
Not freecreditreport.com
Check personal data for accuracy
You will not receive a credit score, unless
you pay for it
Dont use a Debit card online!
http://www.securingthehuman.org/resources/ncsam
STOP.THINK.CONNECT
stopthinkconnect.org