Dr. Keen
Cyber Defender & Diagnostics Lab Technician
Dr. Keen is in charge of Diagnostics and has the equipment and knowledge to fix most computer related problems.
Abandoned by her computer hacker parents when she was a child, Dr. Keen focuses on helping others overcome the attacks of cyber criminals just like her parents.
You can't direct the wind but you can adjust the sails
- Anonymous
French fries
Interests:Inventing, watercolor, playing fetch with Scout
Scout
Cyber Defender & Dr. Keen's robot assistant
Scout is in charge of keeping the Cyber Defense Force's security measures up-to-date. His computer brain carries fixes to most security and computer problems that can be administered at any time.
Scout is always eager to help make Cyberspace a safe and fun place.
Memory chips
Interests:Fixing computers, making antidotes for malware, playing fetch
November 27 2007
Holiday
I get it! Beep! Dr. Keen put together a special Thanksgiving just for me and Officer Ward. The humans make a lot of strange food and then sit around the table eating it all.
Officer Ward told me it was all about connections. Beep! He said that if he didn't have to stay close to campus to keep an eye on the Detention Center, he would be down in Florida with his family. Scout is lucky. Beep! All of my family is right here!
posted by Scout
topic: Miscellaneous
November 26 2007
Cyber Defense Tip: Physical Security
Losing your computer or cell phone or even letting a stranger use it can be dangerous. Computers and cell phones can have a lot of personal information stored on them, not to mention all of your files and data!
If you have a laptop computer, don't leave it lying around in public. If you are using a public computer, don't save any important data or files on it when you leave. If you can, set all your electronic devices up with password-protection. It's also a good idea not to bring too much attention to yourself when using your computer or cell phone in public. If people see you use it, they might try to steal it.
posted by Dr. Keen
topic: Cyber Defense Tip
November 20 2007
Turkey?? Day???
Scout is curious about this holiday all the humans are calling Thanksgiving, or Turkey Day. Beep! What is this Turkey Day? Why is everyone so excited that it is coming up? I don't understand.
posted by Scout
topic: Miscellaneous
November 14 2007
Stupidity
I knew there was something wrong with our systems! Why didn't I take it seriously? Now Carlo is injured because I was too stupid to do the right thing.
I thought the systems were clean after I ran the Anti-Virus software. I should have dug deeper. Oh, Carlo, can you ever forgive me?
posted by Dr. Keen
topic: Diagnostics Updates
November 12 2007
Cyber Defense Threat: Spyware
Spyware is a type of malware that is installed on your computer without you knowing about it. It can track what you do on the Internet, steal information you type into Web sites, and sometimes get information about you from your computer. You can get spyware on your computer by installing free programs you find on the Web, visiting risky Web sites, or by downloading and opening infected files.
To protect your computer, have a trusted adult help you install a spyware blocker to prevent most spyware from being installed, and scan your computer with anti-virus software regularly to find and remove any that get through the blocker.
Come visit the Hall of Quarantine at Diagnostics to see our spyware specimens.
posted by Scout
topic: Cyber Defense Threats
November 8 2007
Suspicious Behavior
Officer Ward told me we had had an uninvited guest to the Halloween Ball. Since then I've been scanning our systems for anything our 'guest' may have left behind while he was here. I'm starting to get some weird behaviors out of our emailing systems. I think something's wrong.
posted by Dr. Keen
topic: Diagnostics Updates
November 2 2007
Halloween Bash
I told Scout I'd hold down the fort and I did, but a girl's got to have a little fun. A couple of my friends from research and the university all got together online in a private chat room I set up. I worked on broken computers and talked about my college days and scary movies. It was a lot of fun!