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Top 10 Cyber Security Tips for Families
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Responsible CyberCitizen Community
Introduction
What is the first step to becoming a Responsible CyberCitizen?
Becoming ACTIVE!!! And follow the Top 10 Cyber Security Tips for Families
There Is No Stopping An Idea Whose Time Has Come… There Are Many Honorable Causes - Ours Happens To Be Your Families And Specifically Your Children’s Safety. Our Hero’s Are “Responsible Cybercitizens”. Don’t Be Complacent… Be Part Of The Solution!
The Internet is comprised of hundreds of millions of individuals like you and me, who make up approximately eighty per cent of the Internet, so who is best qualified to make a difference?
You see, a major part of the problem is the complacency of those 500 million Internet users, and organized crime is relying on the fact we do nothing. There are estimated to be more than more than 19 million qualified hackers... Continue Reading
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Credits :
Bill Wardell
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Top 10 Cyber Security Tips for Families Continued ...
There Is No Stopping An Idea Whose Time Has Come… There Are Many Honorable Causes - Ours Happens To Be Your Families And Specifically Your Children’s Safety. Our Hero’s Are “Responsible Cybercitizens”. Don’t Be Complacent… Be Part Of The Solution!
The Internet is comprised of hundreds of millions of individuals like you and me, who make up approximately eighty per cent of the Internet, so who is best qualified to make a difference?
You see, a major part of the problem is the complacency of those 500 million Internet users, and organized crime is relying on the fact we do nothing. There are estimated to be more than more than 19 million qualified hackers on the Internet. That ’s more than all the standing armies worldwide. So, unless our computers are locked down, individuals like us on the Internet are supplying PCs (weapons) used to attack others.
It may be more now because of other efforts like ours (TheCyberHoodWatch.com) but, less than one per cent of computers are adequately protected today with a managed security. Having technology that works and not just some false sense of security offered by off-the-shelf big box retailers is only part of what a responsible cybercitizen is all about.
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Unwary residents could be targets of identity theft
If you’re not careful what you throw in your trash, you might be throwing away your most valuable possession: your identity. In the last two months, police report at least seven complaints from local residents whose trashcans or trash was stolen.
“This is what we commonly refer to as Dumpster diving.” This sort of trash picking can be profitable.
You need to aware of what this this article teaches! It has a lot of good information about online security and ID theft and why you want to destroy all your personal information by putting it into a crosscut shredder!
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During our research we have found this great resource, this is provided by the The U.S. Postal Inspection Service at no charge, the 7 video’s cover all aspects of the internet world including: Fraud schemes, “long distance” Phone scams, Internet scams, Telemarketing and mail fraud scams, Foreign lotteries, Work at Home Scams, Identity fraud, Telemarketing fraud, phony investment “opportunities.
”DVDs You’ll Get 7 Fraud-Prevention DVDs
No Charge, No S/H, No Strings!
Click this Link You’ll be taken directly there.
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/dvdorder.htm
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Another major component of a responsible cybercitizen also includes parenting and good communication with your children. One of the underlining threads that weaves through several of the experts we have interviewed (CHWradio.com) is the importance of communication we have with our children. JOIN our Responsible CyberCitizen Community ———–>>>>
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Tips
 Be a Responsible Cybercitizen. -- If you use the Internet, you're a citizen of a global community-a cybercitizen. Just like being a citizen of your local community, being a cybercitizen has responsibilities. Use the Internet to share knowledge that makes people's lives better. Keep safe, use good manners and respect the laws.
Use anti-virus software. -- A computer virus is a program that can invade your computer and damage or destroy information. Anti-virus software is designed to protect you and your computer against known viruses. But, new viruses are emerging daily and anti-virus programs need to be updated on a regular basis. Check with the web site of your anti-virus software company to see some sample descriptions of viruses and to get regular updates for your software.
Always use hard-to-guess passwords, and keep them private. -- Never write your password down on small pieces of paper and tape them to your computer. Passwords that are easy to-guess are not good for keeping you safe. Never make your password, your own name or use other personal information like your address or phone number. Change your passwords regularly and don't give your passwords to anyone! Combinations of letters, numbers and symbols are harder to crack than just words.
Protect your computer with a firewall. -- Firewalls help prevent hackers from breaking into your computer or the computers that belong to your family, and installing a firewall is not difficult. Firewalls help prevent thieves from stealing and using private information including your phone number and credit card numbers, which may be stored on a family computer. Also, having a secure tunnel from your computer to where ever your email or purchase info is being sent, will prevent hackers from stealing your information.
Disconnect from the Internet when not in use. -- The Internet is a complex playground, and a two-way road for information. You have the ability to send and receive information. Turning off the Internet makes sure that someone else on the Internet can't enter your computer and cause harm. Always be sure to disconnect your computer from the Internet when you are not online, which will lessen the chance that someone will be able to access your computer.
Back-up the data on your computer regularly -- Help your family back up all household computers onto external media such as online data backup servers, CD's or diskettes.
Regularly download security protection updates. -- Security flaws are found in operating systems and application software on a regular basis, and because they are, most software developers provide “patches” for you to download to help keep your program to be secure. These companies make software release quick fixes called "patches" that you should install to correct the latest software flaw. It is a good idea to check for security updates on the publisher's Web site for all the software you own.
Make sure that you do a regular computer security. -- In order to stay relevant with software upgrades and operating systems updates evaluate your computer security at least twice a year.
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Warnings
 Never open email from unknown sources. -- Always make sure you delete them completely from your mail. Watch out for files attached to e-mails, particularly those with an "exe" extension-even if people you know sent them to you. Some files transport and distribute viruses and other programs that can permanently destroy files and damage computers and Web sites. Never forward e-mail if you are not completely sure that any attached files are safe.
Never share access to your computers with strangers, and be sure to learn about the risks of file sharing. -- There is a chance that your computer operating system may allow other computers on a network, including the Internet, to access the hard-drive of your computer in order to "share files". This ability to share files can be used to infect your computer with a virus or look at the files on your computer if you do not pay close attention. Check your operating system and other program help files to learn how to disable file sharing.
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