- Use care when opening your e-mail. A Phisher may use your own user name in the subject line.
- Do not click on a link in the e-mail of someone you do not know. Instead type the link yourself. The link may look official; however, it may be a phisher trying to steal personal information.
- Take the precaution of using software to help protect you from harmful and damaging programs on the computer. Use a firewall, plus anti-virus and anti-spyware software.
- Change your password from time-to-time. Never assume that no one will guess your password.
- Use different passwords for different sites. If someone does manage to hack into one of the sites you use, it is less likely that they will gain access to your other accounts with the same password.
- Never use your social security number as your password.
- Don't throw your old computer away until all of the files on the hard disk have been overwritten. An old computer in the wrong hands can cause catastrophic personal damage to you, your family and your friends.
- Online privacy and cyber-stalking has become a real issue. Make sure your children understand that their may be dire consequenses when they go into chat rooms and other sites where they may be incouraged to talk about themselves and inadvertaintly pass on too much personal information.
- Visit www.PlayItCyberSafe.com, a site owned Business Software Alliance, and partnered with the Hamilton Fish Institute at the George Washington University, to educate the public on cyber-crime and other cyber issues.
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