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If each of us does our part—implementing stronger security practices, raising community awareness, educating young people to become good digital citizens and training employees—together we will be a more resilient and safer digital society.

Creating a safer and more secure Internet begins with STOP. THINK. CONNECT.

 

Take security measures, understand the potential consequences of your actions and behaviors and enjoy the benefits of the Internet. It also means:

 

· Keeping a Clean Machine and making sure your devices are malware- free and have updated software, Web browsers and operating systems.

 

· Owning Your Online Presence by setting security and privacy settings on websites to your comfort level for information sharing.

 

· Throwing Out Suspicious Links in emails, advertisements, social media posts and other communications.

 

· Being a Good Digital Citizen and posting only about others as you would have them post about you.

 

Getting involved in National Cyber Security Awareness Month is easy – even if you only have five minutes to spare. Here are some ways you can make a difference this National Cyber Security Awareness Month:

 

Read more:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2012/10/02/how-you-can-get-involved-in-national-cyber-security-awareness-month.aspx

 

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- https://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/beginners-it-security-guide/

 

- https://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/why-ict-security-why-the-need-to-secure-a-computer/

 

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/

 

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/

 

 

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Youth are sharing more personal information on their profiles than in the past. They choose private settings for Facebook, but share with large networks of friends.

 

 

 

 

 

Key findings include:

 

Teens are sharing more information about themselves on their social media profiles than they did when we last surveyed in 2006:

 

- 91% post a photo of themselves, up from 79% in 2006.

 

- 71% post their school name, up from 49%.

 

- 71% post the city or town where they live, up from 61%.

 

- 53% post their email address, up from 29%.

 

- 20% post their cell phone number, up from 2%.

 

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