WEBVTT 00:03.750 --> 00:05.694 Hello everyone . I'm special agent 00:05.694 --> 00:07.917 Nicholas , johnson with os eyes . Third 00:07.917 --> 00:09.861 field investigation squadron cyber 00:09.861 --> 00:12.028 investigations and operations branch . 00:12.028 --> 00:14.250 Some of you might be familiar with lois 00:14.250 --> 00:16.417 I but you may not be familiar with our 00:16.417 --> 00:18.472 office . We investigate felony level 00:18.472 --> 00:20.361 crimes as well as counter foreign 00:20.361 --> 00:22.417 intelligence cyber actors to protect 00:22.417 --> 00:24.306 the Department of Defense and the 00:24.306 --> 00:26.528 Department of the Air Force , incidents 00:26.528 --> 00:26.440 of cyber crime and cyber espionage are 00:26.440 --> 00:28.800 escalating at an alarming rate . The 00:28.800 --> 00:31.022 global cost of cybercrime over the last 00:31.022 --> 00:33.189 decade were estimated in the trillions 00:33.189 --> 00:35.022 with over four billion in losses 00:35.022 --> 00:37.244 reported to the US government last year 00:37.244 --> 00:39.300 alone . Large companies , government 00:39.300 --> 00:41.467 organizations and small businesses are 00:41.467 --> 00:43.689 impacted by this . While no network has 00:43.689 --> 00:45.856 ever completely secure and adversaries 00:45.856 --> 00:47.911 continue to get more sophisticated . 00:47.911 --> 00:50.078 Human error often contributes to these 00:50.078 --> 00:52.300 attacks . People are our biggest assets 00:52.300 --> 00:54.356 to an organization but unfortunately 00:54.356 --> 00:56.467 they can be an organization's largest 00:56.467 --> 00:58.578 vulnerability today I'd like to share 00:58.578 --> 01:00.578 with you a few tips to help protect 01:00.578 --> 01:02.800 yourself the Air Force and your wingman 01:02.800 --> 01:04.800 Here's tip number one create strong 01:04.800 --> 01:07.880 passwords . Don't use kids pets or 01:07.880 --> 01:09.713 family members for your personal 01:09.713 --> 01:11.491 electronics considered password 01:11.491 --> 01:13.324 managers . Using details of your 01:13.324 --> 01:15.491 personal life or generic passwords can 01:15.491 --> 01:17.324 allow an adversary to guess your 01:17.324 --> 01:19.158 password and gain access to your 01:19.158 --> 01:20.769 accounts . If you have other 01:20.769 --> 01:22.824 credentials or sensitive data stored 01:22.824 --> 01:24.991 there then all of that has potentially 01:24.991 --> 01:27.047 become compromised password managers 01:27.047 --> 01:29.213 help you avoid this by creating random 01:29.213 --> 01:31.380 complex passwords that you do not have 01:31.380 --> 01:33.213 to remember . Using multi factor 01:33.213 --> 01:35.269 authentication in combination with a 01:35.269 --> 01:37.213 strong password adds an additional 01:37.213 --> 01:39.436 layer of protection . Here's tip number 01:39.436 --> 01:41.840 two learn to recognize social 01:41.840 --> 01:44.007 engineering , phishing and skirmishing 01:44.007 --> 01:46.240 scams , the foreign prints contacting 01:46.240 --> 01:48.470 you will not make you rich beware of 01:48.470 --> 01:50.637 grammatical errors , implied urgency , 01:50.680 --> 01:52.680 suspicious domains and non standard 01:52.680 --> 01:54.902 attachments from anyone . While you may 01:54.902 --> 01:57.013 be familiar with phishing emails , we 01:57.013 --> 01:59.013 encourage you to take extra caution 01:59.013 --> 02:01.180 when interacting with or responding to 02:01.180 --> 02:03.013 text messages . Never share your 02:03.013 --> 02:05.180 account credentials and don't agree to 02:05.180 --> 02:07.402 send money to anybody you do not know . 02:07.402 --> 02:09.450 Here's tip number three . Take 02:09.450 --> 02:11.339 advantage of online cybersecurity 02:11.339 --> 02:13.172 courses . There are several free 02:13.172 --> 02:15.339 courses available from Federal Virtual 02:15.339 --> 02:17.339 Training environment as well as the 02:17.339 --> 02:19.450 Center for Internet Security Learning 02:19.450 --> 02:21.339 basics of networking can help you 02:21.339 --> 02:23.339 better protect your home networks . 02:23.339 --> 02:25.339 Here's tip number four don't ignore 02:25.339 --> 02:27.339 application updates . Yes , they're 02:27.339 --> 02:29.394 really important . Oftentimes threat 02:29.394 --> 02:31.506 actors exploit vulnerabilities in old 02:31.506 --> 02:33.561 software that can allow them to gain 02:33.561 --> 02:35.783 access and escalate their privileges on 02:35.783 --> 02:38.006 the system . Updating your software and 02:38.006 --> 02:37.720 installing patches regularly helps 02:37.720 --> 02:39.590 mitigate the threat of your old 02:39.590 --> 02:41.423 software . Vulnerabilities being 02:41.423 --> 02:43.680 exploited . Here's the final tip , 02:44.260 --> 02:46.371 avoid conducting sensitive activities 02:46.371 --> 02:48.593 like banking , reviewing health records 02:48.593 --> 02:50.850 or sending emails on public wifi unless 02:50.850 --> 02:53.800 you have an encrypted VPN VPN services 02:53.800 --> 02:55.967 are relatively inexpensive and provide 02:55.967 --> 02:58.078 peace of mind when browsing on public 02:58.078 --> 03:00.244 networks . Thank you for your time and 03:00.244 --> 03:02.467 attention today . I hope you'll help us 03:02.467 --> 03:04.578 by doing your part to keep yourselves 03:04.578 --> 03:06.411 and your family safe . If you're 03:06.411 --> 03:08.578 interested in learning more about Os I 03:08.578 --> 03:10.633 or cyber capabilities . Mission work 03:10.633 --> 03:10.010 with your leadership to get in touch 03:10.010 --> 03:12.330 with us at Joint Base saN Antonio I'm 03:12.330 --> 03:14.386 special agent Nicholas jobs from the 03:14.386 --> 03:16.330 Third Field Investigation Squadron 03:16.330 --> 03:16.960 wishing you a wonderful Air Force day .