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Security for the
Digital World
Dos
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Report
suspicious
email
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Use the
latest email
client with
spam and
anti-phishing
capabilities
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Install the
latest
anti-virus
and anti-spyware
software
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Keep your
operating
system
updated
(security
patches)
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Use a
software-based
firewall
(better than
the Windows
firewall)
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Keep your
kids off, if
possible
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Use complex
passwords,
i.e. 8
characters+symbols+numbers
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Use an
encryption
key for wifi
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Enter a url
directly in
the address
line of your
browser
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Use an
alternative
browser,
such as
Firefox
whenever
possible
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Check for
the secure
site lock
icon in your
browser
indicating
encryption
Don’ts
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Don’t open
unknown or
suspicious
email
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Don’t click
unknown or
suspicious
links in
emails
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Don’t
respond to
any request
for personal
or financial
information
(phishing)
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Don’t enter
personal or
financial
information
in popup
windows
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Don’t
respond to
security or
spyware
claims (this
is actually
spyware)
Useful
Sites/Software/Info
Anti-Spyware:
Spybot Search &
Destroy v. 1.4
www.download.com
Anti-Spyware: SpywareBlaster
v.
3.51
www.javacoolsoftware.com
Firewall: Zone
Alarm v.
6.5.722
www.download.com
Anti-Virus: AVG
v.
7.5
www.grisoft.com
Anti-Spam:
K9 v.
1.28
http://keir.net/k9.html
Check
effectiveness of
Anti-Virus:
www.pandasoftware.com
Check
vulnerability of
Firewall:
www.auditmypc.com/
Gary Cohen
gcohen@neptpc.com
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