October is Cyber Safety Month
I know, I know…it seems liked every time you turn around there is another cause, individual or event that has claimed another day, month or color to celebrate, commemorate or illuminate their cause. Although much of this trend amounts to little more than increased profits for the Hallmark corporation, a month of focusing on cyber safety will save money, time and maybe even lives.
The month of October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and companies, schools, and governmental organizations are taking advantage of the next few weeks to brush up on Internet safety. This is as good a time as any to brush up on the fundamentals when it comes to staying safe online:
- Protect personal information
- Know who you are dealing with online
- Use all of the proper security programs
- Use strong passwords and authentication technology
- Set-up and update operating system and browsers properly
- Back up your files
- Know what to do if something goes wrong
- Protect kids online
Check out this informative site to get tons of details on each of these steps. Take Internet security seriously, and you won’t get taken for a ride.
