Carrying out a cyber security check

[esK`]

Could use something like deleteme or whatever to get information cleared off of brokers databases.

 

[Whitewater]

Send her account details to me and I will perform full check.

 

[darael]

I think we need to see pictures of your neighbour first.

 

[bloodiedathame]

ye but im the good forriner kind innit

'one of the good ones'

I actually had someone say that to me on the phone the other day.

 

[Diddums]

'one of the good ones'

I actually had someone say that to me on the phone the other day.

(I'm currently having a debate with someone on Facebook who is clearly a bit speshul about the topic of immigration, they're generally fairly consistent in their stupidity which is great)

 

[visibleman]

Re. phone, if you're dealing with Android then make sure Find My Device is enabled as well as the 'With network in all areas' option is enabled - Google currently makes this an opt-in which makes it absolutely pointless.
Similarly enable 'Remote Lock', that way you can remotely lock the device in the event one of the fine younger generations decides to permanently 'borrow' it.

Recommending a totally flawed 2fa using SMS to keep it simple yet proposing four vlans and WiFi networks lol. Gj sir

Whilst true, SMS 2FA is arguably better than email or zero 2FA on accounts. Plus, if someone is attempting any form of SIM attack (sim-swap etc) or hardware cloning against you then you have bigger issues to worry about.

 

[bloodiedathame]

(I'm currently having a debate with someone on Facebook who is clearly a bit speshul about the topic of immigration, they're generally fairly consistent in their stupidity which is great)

Where's the vomit-my-guts-out emoji?

 

[Shergar]

Install Bitwarden, you only need 1 master password, it has 2FA as well if you want it, just make sure they have it logged in when they first visit a website and they input their login details, bitwarden will offer to remember it and lock it away in the vault, you can install it onto a mobile as well, I've been using it for years

 

[julianhj]

Some very good advice so far. I'd particularly echo the following:

- Enabling of 2FA, via an authenticator - it's not that much of a faff, and it's safer than SMS.
- Using strong, unique passwords, particularly for critical accounts such as email
- Education is absolutely critical. A large proportion of fraud victims lose control of their accounts due to poor security (see above) and inability to spot social engineering or phishing attempts.

Further advice available here:

Cyber Aware

Advice on how to stay secure online from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre.

www.ncsc.gov.uk

Cyber Security Advice for Individuals – South-East Cyber Crime Unit

southeastcyber.police.uk

Last of all, your local police force offer tailored, individual advice from trained professionals, provided in layman's terms. Diddums, your local point of contact is [email protected]

 

[NickK]

I've agreed to carry out a basic cyber security check for one of our elderly neighbours.

This will involve basic stuff like checking that Windows Defender is on and whatnot, but honestly I am hoping to do a bit more as she's a lovely lady and she's already had scammy text messages which I've told her to ignore.

So hive mind of PC nerds, what would you do to check that someone is secure?

I'm thinking 2FA on all her accounts is a good start, turning on "auto reject spam calls and texts" on her phone, but what else would you do?

Any answers appreciated, I'd feel awful if she got scammed.

Trusted mobile, multi-factor (face etc) on the bank and notifications for transactions.
Then it’s down to securing the wifi, PC etc.

on the phone you can have a filter setup so a caller has to (a) say who it is, she would have to the approve it for the call to connect.