01 January 2012
- Install and renew your security software and set it to scan regularly.
- Turn on automatic updates on all your software, including your operating system and other applications.
- Think carefully before you click on links or attachments, particularly in emails and on social networking sites.
- Regularly adjust your privacy settings on social networking sites.
- Report or talk to someone about anything online that makes you feel uncomfortable or threatened - download the government's Cybersafety Help Button (click here for more information).
- Stop and think before you post any photos or financial or personal information about yourself, your friends or family.
- Use strong passwords and change them at least twice a year.
- Talk within your family about good online safety.
We also recommend you visit http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/ where this information came from.
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