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Important Security Information |
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Use a strong password. Choose passwords that are
difficult for others to guess and use a different
password for each of your online accounts. Use both
letters and numbers and a combination of lower case
and capital letters.
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Change your Password often.
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Leave suspicious sites. If you suspect that a website
is not what it purports to be, leave the site
immediately. Do not follow any of the instructions
it presents. For Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)
users setting your browser security setting to
"high," a level that makes it more difficult to
interact with some Web sites is also recommended.
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Be alert for scam emails. These may appear to come
from a trusted business or friend, but actually are
designed to trick you into downloading a virus or
linking to a fraudulent website and disclosing
sensitive information.
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Don't reply to any email that requests your personal
information. Be very suspicious of any email from a
business or person that asks for your password,
Social Security number, or other highly sensitive
information and/or one that sends you personal
information and asks you to update or confirm it.
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Open emails only when you know the sender. Be
especially careful about opening an email with an
attachment. We advise that you shouldn't open
attachments unless you are confident that you can
trust the source
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Be careful before clicking on a link contained in an
email or other message. The link may not be
trustworthy.
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Do not send sensitive personal or financial
information unless it is encrypted on a secure
website. Regular emails are not encrypted and are
more like sending a post card. Look for the padlock
symbol to ensure that the site is running in secure
mode before you enter confidential personal
information.
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Don't take anything for granted and only do business
with companies you know and trust. Always keep in
mind that forging emails and creating phony "look
alike" websites designed to trick consumers and
collect their personal information is not difficult.
Make sure that websites on which you transact
business post privacy and security statements, and
review them carefully.
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Make sure your home computer has the most current
anti-virus software. Anti-virus software needs
frequent updates to guard against new viruses. We
recommend that you use a program that automatically
upgrades your virus protection on a regular basis.
If you currently do not have this automatic upgrade
feature, make sure you update your virus detection
program weekly and when you hear of a new virus. If
your anti-virus product doesn't include spyware
protection, we recommend that you install a
reputable spyware detection product as well.
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Install a personal firewall to help prevent
unauthorized access to your home computer. This is
especially important if you connect to the internet
via a cable modem or a digital subscriber line (DSL)
modem.
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When your computer is not in use, shut it down or
disconnect it from the Internet.
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Act quickly if you suspect fraud. If you believe
someone is trying to commit fraud and/or if you
think you may have provided personal or account
information in response to a fraudulent email or Web
site, report the incident immediately, change your
passwords and monitor your account activity
frequently.
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