Security | Safe computing and security tips
Here are some links from Microsoft that will help protect you while using a computer at home, or in a public place.
Five safety tips for using a public computer
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/online-privacy/public-pc.aspxMicrosoft Security and Safety Center
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/pc-security/default.aspxMobile and wireless
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/online-privacy/mobile-and-wireless.aspxProtect yourself from malware
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/pc-security/malware-protect.aspxProtect yourself from scams
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/online-privacy/scams.aspx
The following information from website: http://www.onguardonline.gov/
Scanners, hackers, and identity thieves are looking to steal your personal information – and your money.
Here are steps you can take to protect yourself, like keeping your computer software up-to-date and giving out your personal information only when you have a good reason.
Use Security Software That Updates Automatically
Treat Your Personal Information Like Cash
Check Out Companies to Find Out Who You're Really Dealing With
Give Personal Information Over Encrypted Websites Only
Protect Your Passwords
Backup Your Files
Find more computer awareness information at http://www.us-cert.gov/home-and-business
Creating a secure Password
Create unique passwords that use a combination of words, numbers, symbols and both upper- and lower-case letters.
Do not use your network username as your password.
Don’t use easily guessed passwords, such as “password” or “guest.”
Avoid using the same password at multiple Web sites.
Do not choose passwords based upon details that may not be as confidential as you’d expect, such as your birth date, your Social Security, phone number, names of pets or family members.
Avoid using simple adjacent keyboard combinations: For example, “qwerty” and “asdzxc” and “123456″. These are easy for a password program to hack.
Some of the easiest-to-remember passwords aren’t words at all but collections of words that form a phrase or sentence, perhaps the opening sentence to your favorite novel, or the opening line to a good joke.
The longer your password is, the better.
Remember that each character you add to a password or passphrase makes it an order of magnitude harder to attack via brute-force methods.