Online Safety Tips
Easy ways to stay safe when you spend time online.
Online safety is mostly small habits. None of these tips take long, and together they keep most problems away from your door.
Slow Down on Links
Most scams start with a link in an email or message. Hover over the link before you click. If it looks weird, do not click. Type the address yourself in the address bar.
Keep Software Updated
Your browser, phone, and computer ship updates with security fixes. Turn on auto-updates so you do not have to remember. Updates protect you from old, well-known attacks.
Mind Your Public Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi is fine for reading, but riskier for sign-ins. Use a VPN if you need to sign in on the road, or wait for a trusted network.
Quick tips
- •Hover before you click.
- •Auto-update your devices.
- •Use a VPN on public Wi-Fi.
- •Pause before you share personal info.
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