Module 203: Online Safety

Maintain Commercial Security Software

• Needed to prevent viruses, worms, and spyware from harming your computer.
• Some security sites where you can purchase protection for your computer are
• - ZoneAlarm, Norton, and McAfee

Secure Your Wifi

• You should never connect to wifi you are unfamiliar with.
• It increases your vulnerability for viruses. 

Don't click popup windows!

• Usually popup windows are embedded with triggers 
• They launch spyware or download unwanted files to your device.
•  Fortunately, most browsers have a built in popup blocker 

Use Strong Passwords

• The use of strong passwords makes it harder for you to get hacked.
• It's not smart to have an easy password that could be easily figured out. 
• You should use a combination of capital & lower case letters, & numbers.