If you receive a request from a colleague asking for login details or sensitive financial or patient/service user information, you should STOP, THINK and CHECK with your colleague over the phone. Never give out your login details to anyone, even if they claim to be from your IT department Malware Hackers utilise many different tools and methods to gain illegal access to information. Malicious software (malware) can reside on your computer and evade detection, making it easier for a hacker to be active on your system without you noticing. To protect yourself from types of threat, ensure that you have up-to-date antivirus software installed Has malware been installed on my computer Be alert to the following signs: Slow computers: Some staff presume that work computers do not function as well as personal devices. If a computer is working slowly, this may be a sign that it has a virus or malware installed. If your work computer is acting strangely in any way, you should report this to your IT department or provider. Malfunctioning software: If you have antivirus or security updates that are telling you that there is a problem you MUST report it to your IT department or provider. It is important that we all remain vigilant to system warning messages and actually read what they say. Common types of malware include viruses, worms, Trojans and bots. Reporting incidents You recall from of this course (see page 32) that incidents typically fall into two categories: A breach of one of the principles of the Data Protection Act and/or confidentiality law and; Technology-related incidents which are generally referred to as ‘cyber incidents’.
If you receive a request from a colleague asking for login details or sensitive financial or patient/service user information, you should STOP, THINK and CHECK with your colleague over the phone. Never give out your login details to anyone, even if they claim to be from your IT department Malware Hackers utilise many different tools and methods to gain illegal access to information. Malicious software (malware) can reside on your computer and evade detection, making it easier for a hacker to be active on your system without you noticing. To protect yourself from types of threat, ensure that you have up-to-date antivirus software installed Has malware been installed on my computer Be alert to the following signs: Slow computers: Some staff presume that work computers do not function as well as personal devices. If a computer is working slowly, this may be a sign that it has a virus or malware installed. If your work computer is acting strangely in any way, you should report this to your IT department or provider. Malfunctioning software: If you have antivirus or security updates that are telling you that there is a problem you MUST report it to your IT department or provider. It is important that we all remain vigilant to system warning messages and actually read what they say. Common types of malware include viruses, worms, Trojans and bots. Reporting incidents You recall from of this course (see page 32) that incidents typically fall into two categories: A breach of one of the principles of the Data Protection Act and/or confidentiality law and; Technology-related incidents which are generally referred to as ‘cyber incidents’.
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