Personal Safety Online
think before you interact online




Digital Security  
ideas to keep people and property safe

In any society, there are individuals who steal, deface, or disrupt other people. The same is true for the digital community. It is not enough to trust other members in the community for our own safety. In our own homes, we put locks on our doors and fire alarms in our houses to provide some level of protection. The same must be true for the digital security. We need to have virus protection, backups of data, and surge control of our equipment. As responsible citizens, we must protect our information from outside forces that might cause disruption or harm.

  1. Keep anti-virus & anti-malware software up-to-date
  2. use a spam filter
  3. Activate your systems firewall
  4. Update your OS & browser automatically
  5. Choose complex passwords and change them often
  6. Guard personal data and passwords
  7. Don't click on unfamiliar or suspect links
  8. Don't use open wi-fi networks for private business
  9. Use privacy and safety settings on social networks
  10. Back-up, back-up, back-up!
Are You a Thoughtful & Safe Digital Citizen?
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Stay Safe Online (2013). Dont be a billy. Retrieved from Stay Safe Online website: http://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/videos/