BASICS of Staying Safe Online - MUST READ
As the number of malicious sites and attacks increases it is extremely important to observe a few BASIC rules to stay safe while online.
- Install, run and regularly update Antivirus and Anti-Spyware programs
- Turn on and use Anti Phishing filters, both IE and FF have good ones.
- NEVER use simple passwords on websites.
- Use STRONG passwords on sensitive web sites, that's 8 or more characters including lower case, CAPS, numbers and Special characters like #,!,*.
- NEVER click on links in E-mail unless it's from a 100% trusted source.
- Your Bank, eBay, Paypal etc will NEVER send you links to follow, so DON'T !
- Be wary of your personal information after all this is your identity and is very valuable, especially in the wrong hands.
- If it sounds to good to be true it normally is, so steer clear.
- Use Google to check on unknown programs and sites and see if anything negative has been reported.
Now this isn't an exhaustive list and I'm sure others will add to it, but the basic idea is trust NO-ONE!!
Assume everything is a scam until proven otherwise.