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INTERNET SECURITY
Here are simple steps
you can take to protect yourself from fraud while shopping and banking
online:
- Review accounts
and report any suspicious activity.
- Use a secure
browser. Verify the URL (address) of the sites you visit. If you're
on a secure site, it should start with https (the "s"
indicates it is secure). A padlock image also should appear at
the bottom of your browser window.
- Don't download
files or click on hyperlinks from people you don't know.
- Install anti-virus
software and update it regularly with the most current version.
- Use separate
passwords and PINS for your Internet accounts and make them difficult
for others to guess. Change passwords and PINs frequently.
- Review the
security measures recommended by the Better Business Bureau, the
U.S. Government and others at the following sites:
- http://www.nipc.gov/warnings/computertips.htm
- http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=153
- http:/iisw.cerias.purdue.edu/home_computing/topten.php
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