IOM GOV – 15TH MAY

ASHY AND JO FROM CYBER SECURITY 

STATS

• 2 NEW CASES 

• 21 ACTIVE CASES 

• WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I MUST CONFIRM A FURTHER DEATH FROM THIS DREADFUL DISEASE

• BEHIND EACH OF THESE NUMBERS IS A HUMAN STORY, WE MUST NOT FORGET THAT 

ASHY UPDATE 

• HOME WORKING EFFORT HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL. SO SOME BUSINESSES CAN CARRY ON AS USUAL 

• THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES – WE CAN WORK AROUND THE CLOCK ON DEVICES 

• HAD THE VIRUS HIT 10 OR 20 YEARS AGO WE WOULD HAVE STRUGGLED

• WFH IS NOT WITHOUT RISKS

• ASHY ISN’T JUST INTO HEALTH HE IS INTO CYBER SECURITY TOO

JO ON CYBER SECURITY 

• TECH HAS BROUGHT MANY BENEFITS THROUGHOUT COVID 

• WE’RE RELIANT ON TECH E.G. CHECKING YOUR BANK BALANCE 

• DEPENDENCE ON TECH MAKES US A TARGET FOR CRIMINALS 

• THE CRIMS STARTED TARGETING US IN FEB 

• PHISHING EMAILS ARE UP 400% – IF YOU ALREADY DON’T KNOW IT’S A SCAM TO TAKE YOUR PERSONAL DEETS 

• ASK YOURSELF – DOES THE EMAIL LOOK LEGIT? ARE YOU EXPECTING IT?

• THINK B4 U CLICK 

• IOM IS THE SAFEST JURISDICTION IN THE BRITISH ISLES. BUT WE CAN’T IGNORE THE THREAT 

• #BEMORERANDOM WITH YOUR PASSWORDS

THANKS JO, V THOUGHT PROVOKING – ASHY 

Q&A

JO 

• PICTURES OF UNDERAGE MANX GIRLS MAKING IT TO ADULT WEBSITES – BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SHARE, KEEP YOUR DATA AND IMAGES SAFE 

• SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF REPORTS OF PHISHING EMAILS 

• CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH BANKS AND BUSINESSES SO WE CAN ACT SWIFTLY 

• A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN TARGETED THROUGH EMAILS AND TEXTS 

• NEED TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT WHAT WE SHARE AS IT CAN GET INTO ANYONE’S HANDS 

• INSTALL ANTI VIRUS SOFTWARE  

• REALLY STRONG PASSWORDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT – RANDOM MEMORABLE WORDS ARE A GOOD PLACE TO START 

• IOM GOV TAKES SECURITY VERY SERIOUSLY 

ASHY 

• DEATH IS LINKED TO ABBOTSWOOD 

• R NUMBER IS 0.3 AT THE MO 

• STILL TRANSMISSION IN THE COMMUNITY 

• EVEN IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND HEALTHY YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE 

• TWO NEW CASES ARE GENERAL COMMUNITY CASES WITH NO LINK TO OTHER ACTIVE CASES 

• PCR TESTING ISN’T AS VALUABLE AS A RANDOM SAMPLE TEST 

• ASHY’S MATE IN THE UK TESTED TOO EARLY TO PICK IT UP BUT THE 2ND TEST CONFIRMED HE HAD THE RONA 

• NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUS MASK ADVICE 

• THE SOCIAL SITUATION IS DIFF HERE TO THE UK 

• “UK IS CATCHING UP TO WHERE WE WERE TWO WEEKS AGO”

• LOOKING CAREFULLY AT SOCIAL INTERACTIONS – IT CAN’T BE BOXED INTO A SECTOR – IT IS GOING TO BE A SLOW PROCESS 

• NO TRAVEL HISTORY FOR THE NEW CASES

• ON SCHOOLS WE ARE DEFFO NOT WAITING FOR THE UK – WE’LL OPEN WHEN WE’RE READY 

• DEPARTMENT COULDN’T ACCEPT ABBOTSWOOD QUOTE TO OPERATE OR THE  T&C’S 

• CAN’T PUT A DATE ON BORDER OPENING FOR PEOPLE WITH KIDS IN THE UK 

• SOCIAL GATHERING DECISION IS BEING MADE TOMORROW

  • WHY CAN’T YOU JUST TELL US THE OUTCOME STRAIGHT AWAY

  • NOT AS SIMPLE AS MAKING A DECISION AND FIRING IT OUT IN A PRESS RELEASE WHEN THE DECISION IS MADE 

• DEPT FOR HEALTH TAKES DATA PROTECTION AND ENCRYPTION V SERIOUSLY

SHOUTOUTS

• GO GREEN FOR DONATING MASKS TO NOBLES X 2

• CO-OP IN PORT ERIN – RAISED £900 FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT 

• AL BELL FOR SHAVING YOUR HEAD