Ten Important Rules
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This document provides 10 rules for safe internet usage aimed at higher education students, including enabling a firewall and antivirus software to prevent unauthorized access, clearing the cache and browser history regularly, keeping the PC updated, using a secure site when providing credit card details online, enabling a popup blocker, not giving out personal details to others online, being skeptical of information found online, avoiding posting private pictures publicly, and not meeting strangers from the internet in person.
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Ten Important Rules
- 1. Ten important rules for safe Internet usage Aimed at higher education students
- 2. 1. Enable a firewall A firewall will help prevent unauthorised access to your PC from potential hackers.
- 3. 2. Clear cache/history Clearing the internet cache & history will stop other people that use the same computer gaining access to e-mail accounts. The cache/history saves passwords and other personal information.
- 4. 3. Use Anti-Virus software Install a good anti-virus program and keep it up to date to protect your PC from viruses.
- 5. 4. Keep your PC up to date Keep your PC up to date with the latest patches and service packs.
- 6. 5. Credit card details Never give out your credit card details to other people on the internet, when shopping online always make sure the site is a secure site.
- 7. 6. POP UPS Enable a popup blocker on your PC.
- 8. 7. Personal Details Never give your personal details to people over the Internet. Name Address Tel no
- 9. 8. Don’t believe everything you see or read online.
- 10. 9. Pictures Never post your pictures online were anyone can gain access to them.
- 11. 10. Never arrange to meet someone you have met online, unless you have known them for sometime.