Smart Tips for Small Businesses - Protecting your Online Identity

In 1988 the "Morris worm" crawled across the emerging internet and attacked computers and passwords. Since then, the internet has become the primary way many people work, socialise and even bank. Unfortunately, our computers and passwords are still under attack by worms and hackers every day. Fortunately, there are things we can do to keep our computers, our families and ourselves safe online.

Few SMEs have the luxury of in-house IT capabilities. This talk will focus on how SMEs can stay safe on the modern internet. It will include tips and simple cost-saving strategies on how to avoid identity theft, how to keep your computer safe, the importance in choosing good passwords and how to detect when something suspicious is happening. It will also include a demonstration of how hackers break into computers and websites, in order to better understand the attacks that are reported by the media.

About the speaker:

Phil Rodrigues is the Information Security Officer for BT Global Services, responsible for security solutions for BT’s clients in Northeast Asia. He works with large accounts to secure their global networks in order to decrease their technical risk and increase their regulatory compliance. Phil worked for BT Global Services in London for three years before moving to Hong Kong. His roles there included Principal Security Consultant in BT’s Global Banking group and Security Architect on the Unilever account.

Prior to that Phil worked in the research and defense sectors. He was a Visiting Scientist at the US government-funded Computer Emergency Response Team at Carnegie-Mellon University as well as a Security Analyst at New York University and the University of Connecticut. He also served for 12 years in the US Army Reserves, first as a Military Police officer and then as an Information Operations analyst. He trained soldiers in Computer Network Attack and Defense and worked with the US National Security Agency and the US Military Academies to design and conduct nation-wide cyber-defense exercises.

This seminar is organised by the British Chamber's SME Committee.  A sandwich lunch will be provided at 12.30pm and the talk will begin at 1.00pm.