INTERNET SAFETY

No 1
LIMIT PERSONAL INFORMATION
You don’t give strangers your address and phone number in real life so don’t give it to millions of
strangers online, and your relationship status, strangers don’t need to know that either.

No 2
TURN ON PRIVACY SETTINGS
Hackers and marketers use their social media presence and browsing habits for good or bad, turn on
privacy safeguard whenever possible to limit their intrusion into your life, speaking of privacy, always
close your social media and retail accounts profiles and email address whenever you are not using them,
this lessens the chance of hackers gaining access to your life.

No 3
BROWSE SMART
If a link, ADS or article look explicit or shocking avoid it.

If a link asks for your personal information, no matter how legitimate it looks or appears to come from
your bank or other trusted source don’t click on it, it may be a trap to gather your personal information
or infect your device with malware.

No 4
DOWNLOAD WITH CARE
Check twice before downloading an app, malware is always disguised as an app, never download an app
if it looks suspicious or comes from a site you don’t trust

No 5
SECURE YOUR CONNECTION
Make sure your internet connection is secure, this is easy to do at home, but when you are in public, you
have no control over your connection security. Never provide sensitive information over an unsecured
network. This makes it easy for cyber criminals to steal from you. To stay safe, use a VPN whenever you
use public Wi-Fi.

No 6
SELECT STRONG PASSWORDS
With so many data bridges occurring, you can’t afford to use easy to remember passwords or use the
same one over and over, this puts your sensitive information at risk. Choose a complex password that’s
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at lease 16 characters long and includes numbers and special characters, then use a password manager
to keep them handy and secure.

No 7
ONLY SHOP ON SECURE SITES
You can tell a site is encrypted and secure because it addresses starts with (HTTPS://), If it’s not secure
you stand to lose a lot more than you will gain.

No 8
THINK BEFORE POSTING
What you post online may stay there permanently, that includes regrettable remarks and embarrassing
photos, even though you take them down, copies may have already been shared that you can’t delete,
remember if you don’t want your parents or boss to see it, don’t post it.

No 9
SOCIALIZE SAFELY
Fake social profiles are one way hackers use to gain access to your personal information and ultimately
your wallet. The bottom line is, don’t take anyone at face value, KNOW BEFORE YOU BEFRIEND.

No 10
UPDATE YOUR ANTIVIRUS
Cyber criminals are always up in their game, so protect your computer from malware by keeping your
antivirus up to date.

No 11
BACKUP YOUR DATA
Do this regularly incase you do fall victim to an online scam or ransomware, that way you still have
access to what’s yours.

WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNET SAFETY, THINK BEFORE YOU

CLICK, AND TAKE TIME TO SECURE YOUR DEVICE, AFTER ALL
IT’S YOUR SAFETY ONLINE.
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