Kingston Community Risk Register

Cyber dependent crimes are offences that can only be committed using a form of information communications technology. This includes hacking, the spread of viruses and distributed denial of service attacks. Cyber-enabled crimes are traditional crimes, such as fraud, which can be increased in their scale or reach through the use of ICT devices.

Impacts

• Loss of data, lasting days, weeks, months or years).
• Ransom demands.
• Financial loss.
• Fraud.
• Vulnerable clients become more vulnerable.

What residents and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector can do

• Use a firewall on your computer and use antivirus software.
• Keep software updated, older software may be redundant.
• Have a strong password.
• Use a Multi Factor Authentication when possible.
• Know the signs of an active attack.
• Check the sender email address on an email.
• Back up your data regularly, have paper copies of essential documents.
• Don’t follow links or open attachments in emails unless from a trusted source.
• Be wary of what you post online.
• Have high security settings on social media sites.
• Be wary when using public Wi-Fi, if unsure use 3G or 4G data instead.
• Never share your personal information online such as passwords or banking details.
• Have business continuity arrangements in place.
• Report an attack ASAP.