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Cybersecurity for People and Businesses

Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility!

We must all do our part by learning how to recognize potential online threats and taking proactive steps to protect data, devices and ourselves on the Internet  

Recommended Websites

 General Interest

  • Stop. Think. Connect.
  • Stay Safe Online
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team
  • Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
  • OnGuardOnline
  • Customer Data Security

Parents and Educators

  • Safe Kids
  • Safe Teens
  • iKeepSafe
  • Cybersmart

Kids and Teens

  • Cybersmart
  • iKeepSafe Kids
  • Net Smartz
  • NS Teens 

Featured Articles 

  • Connecting Your New Computer to the Internet
  • Email Scams - Recognizing and Avoiding
  • Wifi Safety
  • Securing Your Web Browser
  • Securing Your Home Computer
  • Software License Agreements: Ignore at Your Own Risk
  • Virus Basics 

Videos 

  • iLearn Online
  • 3 Things You can Do to Prevent Spyware
  • Defending Against Viruses and Worms
  • Keeping Your Computer Up to Date
  • Dealing With Spam E-mail
  • Protecting Your Privacy and Personal Information Online 

Tools

  • Lavasoft Ad-Aware (free)
  • Windows Defender (free)
  • Spybot Search & Destroy (free)
  • Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (free)
  • McAfee SiteAdivsor (free)
  • McAfee FreeScan (free)
  • McAfee Virus Protection
  • Symantec Norton

 

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