Create a good password
Believe it or not, your dog’s name is NOT a good password. Neither is your daughter’s name or the word ‘password’. Create a ‘real’ password with a mixture of lowercase letters, capital letters and numbers. Obviously it needs to be something that you can remember, but if your password is ‘Sparky’, you’re going to be in trouble. Keep your password private Don’t tell your friend or your neighbor and for goodness sake’s don’t keep it on a Post-It note on your monitor. You don’t have it hanging on your computer do you?!?! Remove it. Now! Log out Especially if you’re at a public place or at work. And don’t just close the browser window. You may still be logged in and if someone opens the browser again, they may be able to get into your email and wreak havoc for you or others. Don’t respond to or forward chain email letters First of all, they’re annoying. And if you’re sending it to everyone in your address book, it’s SPAM. If that’s not enough to stop you, understand that viruses can spread like wildfire if they are attached to a chain letter. Don’t click on anything unless you are absolutely sure what it is. ANYTHING. If your sister sends you pictures of her kids, that’s fine. But if you get an email with a strange attachment. Don’t click on it. You know when someone says the handle is hot and you just have to touch it. DON’T! Create a disposable E-Mail With a disposable e-mail address you are a lot safer and protected against spam mails. Enter such a fake mail on websites that are not trustworthy but where you need an account. I could go on and on, but 6 is a good round number.
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