November 2, 2009 - Tip O' The Week
Putting these tips in a fun way will hopefully make people stop and pay attention to some easy security risks at work and at home!
- Thou shalt not buy merchandise found in pop up ads or spam.
- Thou shalt not post thy e-mail address, phone number, address or social security number on the Internet, nor shalt thou post anyone else's.
- Thou shalt not forget to update thy Windows every second Tuesday.
- Thou shalt not connect to the Internet without installing an antivirus, nor shalt thou begin a scan without checking for updates.
- Thou shalt not connect to the Internet without installing a firewall.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's credit card number, nor his bank routing number, nor his social security number.
- Thou shalt not enter thy credit card number without seeing the tiny padlock icon on thy status bar.
- Thou shalt not reply to the e-mail from the Nigerian banker.
- Thou shalt not forward chain letters to thy friends and family.
- Thou shalt not use "password" as thy password, nor thy birthday, nor thy children’s' names, nor thy pets' names.
By Mr. Mike Healan, who works for Spywareinfo.