October is Cyber Security Awareness

New York, NY (openPR) 1 October 2010

1) Keep your personal data on social networks like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Pay attention to privacy settings. You can unknowingly personal information such as your date of birth, phone number, address, workplace and maiden name. This can lead to identity theft. Never let strangers “friend” you. If in doubt, ignore the request.

2) Keep your operating system and software updates. Security updates, the latest protection against cyber attacks. If possible, be automatically updated.

3) Make sure installed anti-virus software and firewall, properly configured and updated. New threats are discovered every day, and installed anti-virus and firewall is the best way to protect yourself against an attack. Trusted AVG anti-virus software includes Anti-Virus, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, F-Secure Internet Security, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Norton AntiVirus, Trend Micro AntiVirus and Webroot Internet Security. Although software firewalls ZoneAlarm and Norton Internet Security are known.

4) Protect yourself with antispyware software. Webroot Spy Sweeper has been as an Editors’ Choice Award voted eight times in a row from PC Magazine. STOPzilla removes and prevents spyware, adware and all forms of malware. PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2011 combines antivirus and antispyware in one.

5) Back up your computer on a regular basis. Do you have important files stored on your computer, burn them to CD or DVD or a removable hard drive. Keep it in a safe place. In addition, services such as Carbonite, Mozy Remote Backup and Live Drive protection.

6) Think before you click. Google has a “This relationship may harm your computer” in the search results. Similarly, an analysis tool links like AVG LinkScanner notified when a web page is bad, before you click. AVG LinkScanner is free and works with all other guarantees and provides anti-virus.

7) Monitor your credit report. myFICO offers credit reports, credit scores and other credit products and is a division of Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO). Equifax offers credit products such as 3-in-1 with a score of monitoring shows score, and the relationship of identity. TrustedID offers credit monitoring and identity protection.

8) this year Cyber Black Friday 26 November 2010, is Cyber Monday 29 November 2010 – the busiest days for online purchases of the year. Only purchases at reputable online dealers and eBay sellers. The best way to evaluate a seller back. Never give out your credit card, debit card or bank account information on a website, you do not trust.

9) Check your bank statements and bills charged to credit card charges or unknown.

10) use of non-obvious passwords. “123456″, are “123 123 123″ and “111111″ surprisingly passwords used most often. It is ultimately the responsibility to secure your data.

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