PROTECTING PERSONAL DATA

PROTECTING PERSONAL DATA

1. Who can hold your personal data ?

   • banks
   • government
   • hospital
   • insurance companies
   • school

2. Cookies

   • bits of information which your computer shares with other computer

3. GCHQ

   • they look after our data and track people and stop them from using our data
   • Government Communication Head Quarters
   • they suggest that you use 3 random words as your password because no-one would guess it

4. Passwords and Encryption can also protect data on;

   • USB drives
     • backup hard drives
       • memory cards in phones and cameras
   • Encryption is when data is put in a format where you can't read it

5. Password Security

   • DO NOT: write it down
     • tell anyone
       • use something easy to guess
         • use the same password for all online accounts
   • automated hacking tools can hack passwords of up to 10 characters
     • use at least 8 characters
       • use a mixture of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
   • Devices like mobile phones often come with standard,default password or PIN
     • SECURITY METHODS
       • Patterns
         • biometrics
           • anti-virus updates
             • physical security like locking your phone with a key
           • encryption