Cyber Awareness

Quick Heal Foundation

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 About Us

➢Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. is a leading IT security

solutions Company.
➢The security solutions are indigenously developed in
India and rated amongst top 10 IT security companies
in the world
➢Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra.
➢More than 80 Lakh customers in 60+ countries.

Our Founders

Mr. Kailash Katkar

Mr. Sanjay Katkar
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 Objective

• To promote a culture of responsibility for online presence/virtual existence of

individuals
• To educate the public about online threats and provide resources and information
which promote online awareness and safety.
• To educate users on their responsibility to help protect the confidentiality
(privacy), availability and integrity of their personal and others’ space in virtual
world
• Encourage a sense of, and enable responsible “digital citizenship” for all

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 Types of Malware
Spywares
Virus Worms
Dialers Backdoors
Trojans
Bots Rogueware Rootkits

Logic Bomb Ransomware

…and the list goes on…

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 How malware enter your system?

Internet
User

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 Online Threats

• Social Engineering
• Phishing
• Baiting
• Spam / Spoof email

• Downloading threats

• Man in the middle attack

• DDoS attack

• Financial Frauds
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 Social Media - Key Features
➢ Allows users to become a member of an online community
➢ Key features are “Profiles” and “Friend lists”

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 Social Media - Threats

➢ Identity theft
➢ Photo
➢ Morphing
➢ Link Baiting
➢ Sexting
➢ Fake News
➢ Cyber Bullying

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 Safety tips: Social Media

• Accept friend request carefully

• Be careful while sharing anything

• Use privacy setting to protect yourself

• Use two factor authentication

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 Internet Addiction - Symptoms

➢ Preoccupation with internet.

(Thoughts about previous on-line
activity or anticipation of the next
on-line session.)
➢ Use of internet in increasing
amounts of time in order to achieve
satisfaction
➢ Feelings of restlessness, moodiness,
depression, or irritability when
attempting to cut down use of the
Internet.

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 Internet Addiction - Consequences

➢ Eating, sleeping disorder

➢ Eyestrain, headache, backpain and other related

complaints

➢ Incomplete tasks leading to depression, anxiety

➢ Inability to concentrate

➢ Problems in relations with people

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 Financial Frauds

• Skimmers

• Spam emails

• Sim Swap

• OTP fraud

• Amazon discount fraud

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 Computer & Mobile Vulnerabilities

• Device theft
• Blue snarfing
• Crypto jacking
• Mobile Apps
• Social media exploit

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 Safety tips: Smartphones

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 Safety tips: Laptop / Computer

➢ Google yourself, 24x7

➢ Keep OS files and personal
➢ Use licensed and
files in separate partition
updated anti-virus and
security systems
➢ Keep your OS updated

➢ Avoid installing cracked

(pirated) software
➢ Don’t use torrent sites

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 Safety tips: Password
➢ Use combinations of
uppercase, lowercase letters,
numbers and special symbols
in password

P@ssw0rd

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 Safe Journey!

• RED: Stop before using internet

• YELLOW: Ask your parents / grownup to guide you,

Check your antivirus is updated

• GREEN: Use internet responsibly

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 Thank You

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