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Protect Yourself
Computer-security experts offer these tips for protecting yourself online:
>Pick a password that's hard to guess. Avoid family names. Random
combinations of numbers, letters and punctuations are the best.
>Keep your password a secret. Don't write it down. Don't share with
co-workers, friends or classmates; they could do something that ends up
getting you in trouble.
>For companies and schools, deactivate accounts of employees or students
who quit or leave to make sure they can't still access the network.
>If you use credit-card number to pay for online access, ask the provider
how, and if, the billing information is secured. If you give out credit-card
information online, limit potential exposure by using a card with a small
credit limit, say $500.
>Protect electronic mail from prying eyes by using a security program
such as Viacrypt's PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy. Not only does PGP scramble a
message when it is sent, but it offers users an electronic signature that can
be checked for authenticity. This program is offered free to individuals. Call
(602) 944-0773 for more information.
>Don't panic. Most hackers break through elaborate systems or take credit-
card numbers to prove they can. not to run up enormous bills at credit-card
holders' expense, according to at least one Internet expert.
-Source: University of California, Irvine Office of Academic Computing;
Michael Wolff & Co.; and the National Computer Security association in
Carlise, Pa.
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