Cybersecurity Awareness Tips, Part III

#9. Clean up your social media. 

Social engineers scour the Internet searching for any kind of information they can find on a person. The more information you have posted about yourself, the more likely it is that a criminal can send you a targeted spear phishing attack.

#10. Treat all Wi-Fi networks with suspicion. 

Don't assume that any Wi-Fi network is legitimate. It could be a bogus network that has been set up by a cybercriminal trying to capture sensitive information from unsuspecting users. If you need to access a website that stores or requires the input of any sensitive or financial information, it is more secure to use your mobile phone wireless network to access the site instead of the public Wi-Fi.

#11. Check your privacy settings.

Check the security and privacy settings in your social media apps and websites and enable/disable the privacy settings that you feel comfortable with. You can limit access to your account to only approved friends and enable restrictions on posts so that it is only visible to users of your discretion. Use settings that prevent your profile from being publicly searched.

#12. Only friend or follow trustworthy individuals. 

Don't accept friend or follow requests if you are unsure who the person is or if their account looks suspicious. Block or report suspicious accounts.

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