Practice smart surfing and emailing.
Phishing campaigns still exist, but hackers have become much cleverer than that Nigerian prince who needs your money.
Hover over links to see the actual email address from which the email was sent. Is it really from the person or company claiming to send them?
If you’re not sure, pay attention to awkward sentence construction and formatting.
If something still seems fishy, do a quick search on the Internet for the subject line. Others may have been scammed and posted about it online.
Here are additional tips to prevent hacking:
–Keep computer security programs up to date, including antivirus and anti-malware software, anti-spyware, and a firewall.
–Destroy all traces of your personal info on hardware you plan on selling.
–Do not use open wifi; it makes it too easy for hackers to steal your connection and download illegal files.
–Password protect all of your devices, including your desktop, laptop, phone, smartwatch, tablet, camera, etc.
–Create difficult passwords and change them frequently.
–Come up with creative answers for your security questions.
–Keep sensitive data off the cloud.
