Useful links
General:
Get Safe Online – https://www.getsafeonline.org/ – this website includes all information about keeping safe online and the best ways of how to keep safe online too.
Cyber streetwise – https://www.cyberstreetwise.com – information about how to stay safe online
Kaspersky Internet Security Centre – http://usa.kaspersky.com/internet-security-center/#.V49bSlecHR1 – information about Internet threats and how to prevent them
MIT Technology Review – https://www.technologyreview.com/c/computing/ – information about all things computing
BT Security – http://www.bt.com/help/home/security.html?s_intcid=con_fly_help:L1:toptopics:L2:security
Compare The Market: Guide to Screen Addictions and Responsible Use – https://www.getsafeonline.org/personal/articles/passwords/
Microsoft Safety and Security Centre – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/default.aspx
Safer Internet Centre – http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
Online Protection – Official government website – https://www.ceop.police.uk/
Think you know? – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Internet Watch Foundation – a site to report online criminal content – https://www.iwf.org.uk/
Antivirus software
Kaspersky: http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/
Norton: http://uk.norton.com/
Symantec: https://www.symantec.com/en/uk
Sophos: https://www.sophos.com/en-us.aspx
McAfee Anti-Virus tips https://home.mcafee.com/virusinfo/anti-virus-tips
Passwords:
How to pick the perfect password: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34221843
The world’s most common online password’s revealed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/30912883/the-worlds-most-common-online-passwords-revealed
Wired: 7 Password Experts on How to Lock Down Your Online Security https://www.wired.com/2016/05/password-tips-experts/
Microsoft Azure: Getting started with Password Management https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/articles/active-directory-passwords-getting-started/
LastPass Password Manager https://lastpass.com
15 Tips To Better Password Security https://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/15-tips-to-better-password-security/
Stay Safe Online: Passwords & Securing Your Accounts https://www.getsafeonline.org/personal/articles/passwords/
Banking:
Get Safe Online – Mobile Banking – https://www.getsafeonline.org/protecting-yourself/mobile-banking/
Barclays Security http://www.barclays.co.uk/Helpsupport/Security/P1242557966927
Natwest Security http://personal.natwest.com/global/security-centre.html
Lloyd Security https://www.lloydsbank.com/security.asp?WT.ac=NavBarBottom/Navigation/Security
HSBC Security Centre https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2//contact-and-support/security-centre
Nationwide Security http://www.nationwide.co.uk/support/security-centre/overview
Which: How to bank online safely http://www.which.co.uk/money/bank-accounts/guides/how-to-bank-online-safely/
Halifax Security http://www.halifax.co.uk/securityandprivacy/security-centre-home/
Mobile security:
Infosecurity magazine http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/mobile-security/
Make Your Mobile Security a Priority http://us.norton.com/handheld-security/article
Security Intelligence https://securityintelligence.com/?s=mobile+security
Mobile Phone Security: What are the risks http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/06/17/mobile.security.gahran/
How Stuff Works: How Mobile Security Works http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/online-banking/mobile-security.htm
Avast Mobile Security Protect your mobile device https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB230
Avast Security Products https://www.avast.com/index
Which: How we test mobile security apps http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/mobile-security-apps/article/how-we-test-mobile-security-apps
Comparing Symantec Mobile Security and Norton Mobile Security https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH202054.html
Email security:
Mcafee: Top 10 Tips to Protect Your Email https://home.mcafee.com/advicecenter/?id=ad_spam_t1ttpye
Sophos: IT Security Tips and Tools – email series https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/it-security-dos-and-donts/email-series.aspx
Symantec: Secure Your Email http://uk.norton.com/security_response/secureemail.jsp
Symantec: Phishing http://uk.norton.com/security_response/phishing.jsp
Norton: How to Stop Spam http://uk.norton.com/spam-spam-go-away/article
Norton: Spear Phishing http://uk.norton.com/spear-phishing-scam-not-sport/article
Microsoft: Email and Web Scams – How to help protect yourself https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/online-privacy/phishing-scams.aspx
Social Engineering:
About.com: 4 Tips for Recognising a Social Engineering Attack http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securityadvisorie1/fl/4-Tips-for-Recognizing-a-Social-Engineering-Attack.htm
Kaspersky: Social Engineering http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/internet-security-center/threats/malware-social-engineering
Kevin Mitnick: Social Engineering tips https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/S=0/site/news_item/kevin-mitnicks-tips-for-countering-social-engineering-inoculate-your-employ
LinkedIn Article: 5 Tips to Improve Your Defences Against Social Engineering Attacks https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-tips-improve-your-defenses-against-social-attacks-shahir
Social media:
Sophos: Facebook – Social Media Security https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/security-trends/social-networking-security-threats/facebook.aspx
Infosecurity magazine: Social media security http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/social-media-security/
Security Intelligence: Social Media Security https://securityintelligence.com/tag/social-media-security/
15 Social Media Security Tips McAfee https://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/15-social-media-security-tips/
Microsoft: 11 Tips for Social Networking Safely https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/online-privacy/social-networking.aspx
Snapchat checklist – https://web.barton.ac.uk/student/esafety/docs/Snapchat-Checklist_web.pdf
Twitter checklist – https://web.barton.ac.uk/student/esafety/docs/Twitter-Checklist_web.pdf
Instagram checklist – https://web.barton.ac.uk/student/esafety/docs/Instagram-Safety-Checklist.pdf
Ask.fm checklist – https://web.barton.ac.uk/student/esafety/docs/AskFM.pdf
Facebook checklist – https://web.barton.ac.uk/student/esafety/docs/Facebook_check_Feb_15.pdf
Tumblr checklist – https://web.barton.ac.uk/student/esafety/docs/tumblr.pdf
USBs:
Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken https://www.wired.com/2014/07/usb-security/
Only Half of USB Devices Have An Unpatchable Flaw https://www.wired.com/2014/11/badusb-only-affects-half-of-usbs/
New Security Risks from USB Flash Drives http://uk.norton.com/yoursecurityresource/detail.jsp?aid=usbdrives
Almost half of dropped USB sticks will get pugged in https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/04/08/almost-half-of-dropped-usb-sticks-will-get-plugged-in/
SC Magazine – http://www.scmagazine.com/search/usb/