IT/200 Individual: Data Breaches

To prepare your presentation, use your personal computer to perform the following tasks:

• Identify whether you have an anti-virus software running on your machine and from which company.
• Identify if a firewall is enabled on your machine and if you need Windows® firewall running in addition, if that anti-virus software is installed on your machine.

Include the following in your summary:

• Definition of a data breach
• Ways to determine if your system was infected with a virus
• At least three preventive measures against data breaches, both physical or digital
• Instructions on locating anti-virus and firewall software
• Instructions on what to do if a virus has infected your computer

Choose one of the following options for your summary:

• A 2- to 3-minute podcast using the software of your choice, such as Sound Recorder or Audacity to create your audio file and save as a MP3 or WAV.
• A 2- to 3-minute video delivered as an MP4 or MOV file.
• Infographic or visual diagram delivered as a PDF. You may use any Microsoft® Office product or free sites such as Piktochart, Easel.ly, or Canva to create an infographic.
• 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation- with narration or speaker notes
• 1. Overview--Provide an overview slide that outlines the key elements in the presentation -
  2. Define the data breach problem---
  3. Provide at least three preventative data breach methods (SW or physical)  .
  4. How to find anti-virus and/or Firewall SW on your computer
  5. Discussion on how to remove unwanted Virus and Malware
  6. Conclusion
  7. Reference--
  8. Use of Notes and bullets--