Safely Surf the Web
The web is a ruthless place full of Trolls, Crackers, and Phishers, Much like the Doom sayers, Burglars, and snake oil sales men of past generations. It is important to be able to take some basic steps to secure yourself from the dangers of the web. One way that you can protect yourself is by checking whether a website is a reputable source, and if not use some simple factors to help determine if you can trust the site. Here is a simple list of Do's and Don'ts Don'ts: #1 Don't judge a site based on how professional it looks #2 Don't Trust sites proclaiming get rich schemes #3 Don't use the same password #4 Don't trust what a link might say, double check the address Do's: #1 Do a whois query on suspicious sites #2 Do look for “ https:// ” on login pages #3 Do use different passwords #4 Do-uble check the url isn't weird. (e.g. g00gl3.com) #5 Do use Anti-virus on downloads Many phishing sites will look exactly the same as an accepted site...