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AVOID USING WIFI NETWORKS FOR BUSINESS, BANKING, OR SHOPING ONLINE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST11-001.html
Don't do it!
AVOIDING SOCIAL ENGINEERING AND PHISHING ATTACKS
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html
Don't ever give out information!
IDENTIFYING HOAXES AND URBAN LEGENDS
Email is not a good source of warnings, instruction or wisdom!
Krebs's Rule #1: If you didn't go looking for it, don't install it!
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-009.html
Ignore it!
ADVICE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY ISSUES FOR NON-TECHNICAL COMPUTER USERS
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/
Please read through these tips!
SECURITY TIP OF THE DAY
http://www.sans.org/tip_of_the_day.php
BROWSING SAFELY: UNDERSTANDING ACTIVE CONTENT AND COOKIES
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-012.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST05-001.html
BEST PRACTICES FOR KEEPING YOUR HOME NETWORK SECURE
http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/Best_Practices_Datasheets.pdf
SECURITY FOR THE HOME COMPUTER USER
http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/hsoffice/homeland-security-starts-home-security-home-computer-user_625.pdf
HOME NETWORK SECURITY
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html
AM I ONLINE? WHAT'S MY BANDWIDTH?
http://speedtest.frontier.com/
http://www.broadband.gov/qualitytest/ (requires user address)
http://speedtest.silverstar.com/
http://www.ispgeeks.com/wild/modules/Bandwidth_Meter_DSL/initialmeter.php
ARE THERE INTERNET PROBLEMS?
http://downrightnow.com/
http://isc.sans.edu/links.html via IP
IS MY FIREWALL TURNED ON?
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
http://nmap-online.com/
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=4789 (Never disable your firewall)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-004.html
IS MY COMPUTER UP2DATE?
Do your Updates, Computer, Plugins and 3rd Party Apps! Patch
Everything: Java, Browsers, OS, Adobe Reader, etc. Everything!
I literally cannot stress the importance of this enough.
https://browsercheck.qualys.com/
http://secbrowsing.appspot.com/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
IS MY COMPUTER PART OF A BOTNET?
http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/05/how-to-check-for-the-flashback-trojan-in-mac-os-x/ (Macs)
http://isc.sans.edu/ipinfo.html (See: Reports and Targets)
http://botnetchecker.com/
http://www.rbltest.com/
OUTBOUND FIREWALLS
In a nutshell, an "outbound firewall" monitors all the traffic and
requests leaving your computer, allowing you to ensure that nothing
malicious is happening and that no sensitive data is being sent
without your approval.
ZoneAlarmŽ Free Firewall (Outbound Firewall for PCs)
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm
Little Snitch (Outbound Firewall for Mac OS X)
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
OK, SO MY COMPUTER IS INFECTED -- NOW WHAT?
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?n&storyid=10561
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST05-006.html
WHAT PROCESSES ARE RUNNING ON MY COMPUTER
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control-Alt-Delete Windows: Ctrl+Alt+Del ==> Task Manager
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_(software) OS X/Unix/Linux: Terminal ==> top, ps aux, ps ef
ONLINE VIRUS SCAN
http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/
http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
SCAN A FILE - quick detection of malware
http://www.virustotal.com/
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10366
FREE AVG for PCs
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh.line-2012
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-005.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST06-009.html
SECURITY INCIDENT SURVEY
http://zeltser.com/network-os-security/ddos-incident-cheat-sheet.pdf
http://zeltser.com/network-os-security/security-incident-questionnaire-cheat-sheet.pdf
http://zeltser.com/network-os-security/security-incident-survey-cheat-sheet.pdf
http://zeltser.com/reverse-malware/analyzing-malicious-document-files.pdf
INTERNET STATUS
http://isc.sans.edu/ via IP
http://isc.sans.edu/links.html via IP
http://www.dshield.org/links.html via IP
http://www.dshield.org/ via IP
http://www.internetpulse.net/ via IP
DOMAIN NAME SERVER (DNS) STATUS
http://www.cymru.com/monitoring/dnssumm/index.html via IP
http://code.google.com/p/namebench/downloads/list (Find best DNS in my area)
SECURITY THREATS NEWS - KEEPING UP2DATE
http://threatpost.com/en_us
http://seclists.org/isn/
http://krebsonsecurity.com/
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/ via IP
http://isc.sans.edu/ via IP
http://isc.sans.edu/links.html via IP
http://www.dshield.org/links.html via IP
http://www.dshield.org/ via IP
ANALYSIS TOOLS
http://code.google.com/p/namebench/downloads/list
http://www.infosniper.net/index.php
http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/
http://centralops.net/co/
http://www.dshield.org/tools/
BROUSER SECURITY
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST05-001.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-012.html
http://isc.sans.edu/tools/browserinfo.html
http://centralops.net/asp/co/BrowserMirror.vbs.asp
REMOTE ACCRESS
http://showmypc.com/
SHOULD I CHANGE MY PASSWORD (not a bad idea)
http://www.xkcd.org/936/
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=11350
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-002.html
https://shouldichangemypassword.com/
EMAIL ADDRESS CHECK
http://centralops.net/co/EmailDossier.aspx
http://hq42.net/net_tools/test_email_addr.php
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?n&storyid=11026
http://www.ip-address.org/tracker/trace-email.php (from email header)
MAC OS X SECURITY CONFIGURATION GUIDES
http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/macosx_10_6_hardeningtips.pdf
http://www.apple.com/support/security/guides/
http://www.macshadows.com/kb/index.php?title=Hardening_Mac_OS_X
http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/04/mac-maintenance-tips/
http://edu-observatory.org/mac/index.html
COMPUTER SERVICES
Solid Systems Inc
http://solidsystemsinc.com/
(Wed. 9-11am at Cafe Diem, 323 Main St Ames, IA)
Iowa Computer Guys
http://iowacomputerguys.com/Ames.aspx
Heartland Technology Solutions
http://www.heartlandtechnologies.com/
RECYCLING OLD COMPUTERS
Howard McPhail picks up old computers for recycling. They wipe
the hard drives... rebuild what needs rebuilt and make the
computers available to MICA (Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc).
Howard B Mcphail - (515) 232-1293 - 2103 Hunziker Dr, Ames, IA 50010