We've compiled a quicklist of do's and don'ts for you for the holidays, so you don't get scrooged!
- Think before clicking links in emails, opening attachments, or opening too-good-to-be-true emails and holiday “promotions” from unfamiliar senders.
- Avoid visiting business, banking, and other important sites while using guest wireless at hotels, coffee houses or public locations.
- Make sure your home and office wireless is properly secured using WPA2 encryption.
- Make sure you have updated anti-virus software protection (with regularly updated engine and signatures).
- Make sure operating systems have been properly patched.
- Ignore pop-ups that ask you to install antivirus software, and check with your internal IT or consultant.
- Turn off and isolate infected systems from the rest of the network.
- Never provide anyone any form of personally identifiable information in chat rooms, forums, discussion boards, or social media sites.
- Consider using web filtering for an additional layer of protection.
- Adjust web browser settings to prevent forced downloads.