• What you can do to protect yourself on the Internet

    Basic Internet Security

Applies to your Phones, Tablets, PCs and Websites You do not want your device assisting in a major DDOS attack world wide.

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If you connect it to the Internet, someone will try to hack it.
If what you put on the Internet has value, someone will invest time and effort to steal it.
Even if what is stolen does not have immediate value to the thief, he can easily find buyers for it.

This site explains, in plain English, the small number of habits that prevent most problems: use a password manager, recognise the common scams, keep your devices updated, and know what to do when a website is compromised or attacked.

Passwords

Password Managers.
How Password Managers work

Recognising Scams

Golden Rules. Identity Protection. Transferring Money. Telephone Traps. Unsolicited Offers. Social Engineering

Secure Your Device

Phones, Tablets, PCs and Websites.
Securing your device. Biometrics.

Infected Websites

How websites are compromised.
What to do if my Website gets infected.

DDOS Attacks

IoT (Internet of Things) and compromised websites.

Report

Australian Government Reference and Reporting websites.
CERT Australia. (national computer emergency response team)

DDOS tracking is very difficult because of IP spoofing and requires a lot of resources just to identify zombie devices let alone the perpetrator. Over 90% of attacks come in from overseas, with jurisdictions outside Australian Authorities.