Ninety percent of people today are concerned about the online safety of their family. Can you imagine what would happen when hackers stole your social security number, your credit card and the password to your bank account?
Keeping your family safe online is hard these days
Today, internet criminals are going after families.
Bad guys try to guess your passwords and steal your credit card information
The bad guys trick you (and your kids) to click on bad links or open infected attachments.
They try to steal your identity and empty out your personal bank accounts
Bad guys put malicious software on your PC, tablet or smartphone that allows them to see what you are doing.
Learn the 10 important rules for safer passwords: how long they should be, what a “pass-phrase” is, what type of website gets which password, how often to change passwords.
Learn what exactly personal information is, who to share it with, and how to share it if you have to. Especially children need to be aware of the risks of sharing personal information.
Learn how to protect your money when you use online banking, get four important tips so you do not get hooked by a phishing attempt. Find out which questions to ask your bank to make sure your account is safe.
Kids are online often for school and social media. Learn how to protect both your children and teenagers when they are on the Internet and how you can take preventive measures to keep them safe.
Find out how fraudsters steal your identity and cause enormous trouble. Learn how you can prevent your identity from being stolen and ask the right questions before entering any personal information online.
Find out what the things you need to do on a regular basis to make sure that hackers do not break into your computer or home network.
Learn examples of malware and how you can protect yourself against it. See why Antivirus isn't the only thing you need to avoid malware.
Learn about phishing and its evil cousin ‘spear-phishing’ and how the bad guys are trying to trick you into clicking on bad links or open infected attachments. Learn what ‘social engineering’ is, and how to defend against it.
Study the special ‘Social Engineering Red Flags’ cheat-sheet from the resources section with the 22 ways that hackers try to social engineer you into giving them control over your computer system.
