According to the National Cyber Security Alliance, June is "Safety Month Internet". Throughout the month of June, the NCSA encourages visitors of all ages to "STOP. THINK. CONNECT" when using the Internet.
For all you parents out there, this is also the ideal month to educate your children about online safety, as they are on summer vacation. It is important to tell your children about the dangers of sharing personal information when using social media networks and online communication services.
The NCSA provided the following tips to keep your online activities more secure and safe this summer. Be sure to share these tips with your family and friends:
" Online Safety Tips for Internet Safety Month
- Keep a Clean Machine: Keep all devices connected to the Internet free of infection and malware keeping all software safety critical software, web browsers, applications and systems Operation- up to date
- Protect your personal information .: Secure your accounts by making passwords long, strong and unique
- Connect with care : .. limit the type of business you are using unsecure Wi-Fi hotspots
- own your online presence: Set security and privacy settings in your sharing level of comfort
- in doubt, throw it :. If an e-mail, mail or social network text message looks suspicious, even if you know the source, delete it
- Be Web Wise :. Beware of communications that implore you to act immediately, offering something that seems too good to be true, or ask for personal information
- be a good citizen online: .. Post only about others what you would have them post on you "
an important advice NCSA left out is the use of a VPN (Virtual Private Network), such as Hotspot Shield while using the Internet.
Hotspot Shield is an essential tool for Internet security that not only protects your data from dangerous online threats, but also detects sites known malicious and infected sites, phishing sites and spam sites. by following the above tips with the help of Hotspot Shield, you can reduce your risk for various online threats.
so start Internet safety Month by downloading Hotspot Shield to your desktop computer (PC / Mac) and mobile (iOS and Android) today!
For more online safety tips, NCSA hosting Twitter chats this month. Click here for more information
Source :. StaySafeOnline.org
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