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94 - Internet and online security

of your online accounts, one of the first steps you can take is to

change your password.

Protect your personal information

Exercise caution when sharing personal information such as your

name, home address, phone number, and email address online. To

take advantage of many online services, you will inevitably have to

provide personal information in order to handle billing and shipping of

purchased goods. Since not divulging any personal information is

rarely possible, the following list contains some advice for how to

share personal information safely online:

• Keep an eye out for phony email messages. Things that indicate

a message may be fraudulent are misspellings, poor grammar, odd

phrasing, Web site addresses with strange extensions, Web site

addresses that are entirely numbers where there are normally

words, and anything else out of the ordinary. Additionally, phishing

messages will often tell you that you have to act quickly to keep your

account open, update your security, or urge you to provide

information immediately or else something bad will happen. Don't

take the bait.

• Don't respond to email messages that ask for personal

information. Legitimate companies will not use email messages to

ask for your personal information. When in doubt, contact the

company by phone or by typing in the company Web address into

your Web browser. Don't click on the links in these messages as

they make take you to fraudulent, malicious Web sites.

• Steer clear of fraudulent Web sites used to steal personal

information. When visiting a Web site, type the address (URL)

directly into the Web browser rather than following a link within an

email or instant message. Fraudsters often forge these links to

make them look convincing.

A shopping, banking or any other Web site where sensitive

information should have an "S" after the letters "http" (i.e. https://

www.yourbank.com not http://www.yourbank.com). The "s" stands

for secure and should appear when you are in an area requesting

you to login or provide other sensitive data. Another sign that you

have a secure connection is the small lock icon in the bottom of your

web browser (usually the right-hand corner).

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