Protect your Digital Identity

Secure Your Email

• If using a free email services, make sure they provide connection encryption (HTTPS) between you and the email service provider.

Make Passwords Safer

• Use a phrase rather than a word.
• Use a combination of letters, characters and numbers.
• Change every three months.
• Use a variety of passwords.

Anti-virus and anti-spyware

• Use a good Anti-virus and anti-spyware and update often.

Secure Instant Messaging Using HTTPS

• Facebook
• Twitter

Know the Websites You are Visiting

• Verify the URL of site you are visiting.
• Use this website
• http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-check-if-a-web-site-is-safe/

Things to think about before downlaoding

• Be sure that you trust the website before you download.
• A good portion of pirated software comes with malware pre-installed.
• Any type of file can be attached to an email including malicious software. If you weren’t expecting the attachment, you should treat it as high risk.
• http://www.netsafe.org.nz/download-dangers-what-is-safe-to-download-online/
• http://www.netsafe.org.nz/download-dangers-what-is-safe-to-download-online/