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| Microsoft's advice for Microsoft Windows Security At Home |
| Apple's advice for Apple Mac OS X Security |
| FTC's Identity Theft site: Avoid ID Theft |
| University of Illinois' Decision and Control Laboratory's "How to do Business Safer Online in 6 Easy Steps" (Adobe PDF file) |
Make a habit of following these simple suggestions
Nothing on the Internet is necessarily what it claims to be.
Email and instant messages may not necessarily be from your friends and colleagues. (It's very easy for a person or a malicious program to spoof a message sender's name.) Don't open unsolicited messages from banks or the IRS.
Install anti-virus and an anti-malware protection and -- this is important -- keep them up to date!
When using Microsoft Windows, turn on Windows Firewall. The safest setting is to check the box labeled "Don't allow exceptions".
Keep backup copies of your important documents and files. Computers DO fail. When yours does, you'll be happy if you have copies of your important data. You should regularly back up Your Documents and other portions of your computer's hard disk.