Cyber security and internet safety on this episode of The Mac Attack.
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Even though you may be up on cyber security, think about your kids, or your parents, or even where you work. Think about the people in your life that may not be as computer savvy as you....
Cyber security and internet safety tips:
- Install all system updates from Apple
- Never shop online, unless you are familiar with the retailer you're dealing with
- Avoid Phishing scams by simply not trusting any financial advice or warning sent in e-mail form. If your bank needs information from you, they will call you, not ask you to e-mail them or fill out an online form
- Don't: create passwords using personal information or information someone could guess
- Don't: create a password using words in a dictionary, no matter the language
- Never use the default password or a common password
- Talk to your children about their use of the computer and discuss any possible dangers they may encounter online
- Discuss and set guidelines or rules for computer use with your children. Post these rules by the computer as a reminder
- Keep the computer in a common area of your home, so that children’s activities can be easily monitored
- Limit time allotted on the computer - watch to see if your child is withdrawing from friends and family
- Use the Internet with your children
- Know who your children's online friends are and supervise their chat areas
- Consider routing your child’s email into your own email account first in order to screen any unwanted email messages
- Mac OS X parental controls let you manage your child's use of the computer, the applications and the Internet. - parental controls can be found in system preferences.
- Back up important files and store them in a secure place in a different location than your computer
Links:
1Password
getnetwise.org
AVGfree (Windows anti-virus)
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