Forum Thread: How to Keep Yourself Safe from Hackers

This how to is to help you keep yourself protected from becoming hacked. With 91% of cyber attacks starting with email you have to be keep yourself safe.

Step 1: Create a Strong Password

Everything is accessible online now. From streaming movies to all of your bank accounts. Your first line of defense is a strong password.

Step 2: Keep Your Password Safe

Having a strong password doesn't help if everyone knows it. So be sure to keep your password safe!

Step 3: Protect Your Inbox

We've all gotten those emails from people saying they are princes or government officials who want to send us lots of money for free.

In a similar way a hacker could send you an email with attachments that when opened can really hurt your computer.

Step 4: Careful What Information You Share

It only takes a split second to forward an email to the wrong person OR even worse forwarding important information like credit card numbers or passwords.

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