Take action and protect your online ID
graphicd 2018-05-17T06:12:51+00:00You have probably heard in the news about the latest security breach that affected over 100,000 IRS accounts. This hack and the constant bombardment of phishing emails is prompting me to go over some important considerations about online security. 1. Don't give away too much information about yourself On social media sites, such as Facebook limit the information to the basic information necessary to create an account. In privacy settings mark information like your birthdate visible to "only me" and/or I don't even enter the correct birthdate. Facebook won't know the difference. 2. Create A Safe Username and Password Websites have a two-level login: user name and password. Personally, I don't like the ones that use my email address for the user name, unfortunately, often that is the only choice. But when a site gives you the extra level of protection — the user name — take advantage of it. [...]