Basic Security – Good Hygiene
- Posted by Giselle on January 11th, 2009 filed in Essentials, Information, More information
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There are some basic steps that can save you a lot of trouble when it comes to security on the internet which can be done with little effort and cost. First, never open mail that comes from unknown sources you cannot verify. Want a tip on those scam email, get hold of the main title or the header and do a search on your browser, adding the word scam to the end. You get instant verification of such scams and thus lessen the risk of getting victimized. For online lotteries, if you didn’t join in any online game or paid any online games for them, you can’t possibly win.
Most mail-client software have built-in scam folders where you can send in your spam mail/unsolicited mail, use it to prevent further entry of such junk mail into your mailbox. You should also observe a revolving password policy to keep malware from guessing your passwords and avoid using familiar dates, names and other more obvious choices. People have long been using the default passwords for their routers, email and other functions, avoid this for this is the very first thing malware tests for.