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\nYou don\u2019t have to be a computer genius to protect yourself online. By following a few common sense tips, you can make the most out of your Internet experience, while protecting you and your family from online threats. Increase your awareness of online security and help deny cybercriminals access to your personal information.<\/p>\nAustralian Federal Police suggest you:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Install security software and update it regularly.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Turn on automatic updates so that all your software receives the latest fixes.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Get a stronger password and change it at least twice a year.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Stop and think before you click on links or attachments.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Stop and think before you share any personal or financial information – about yourself, your friends or family.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Know what your children are doing online. Make sure they know how to stay safe and encourage them to report anything suspicious.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Never respond to emails or cold calls purporting to be from banks or financial institutions.<\/p>\n
If you are a victim of online fraud contact your financial institution and your local police on 131 444.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit these sites:<\/p>\n
www.staysmartonline.gov.au<\/p>\n
www.privacy.gov.au<\/p>\n
www.spam.acma.gov.au<\/p>\n
www.scamwatch.gov.au<\/p>\n
www.fido.gov.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Don\u2019t be a cybercrime statistic. Keep yourself protected. Be smart. Stay safe. Our friends at Symantec (Norton) have provided the following tips for your online security. You don\u2019t have to be a computer genius to protect yourself online. By following …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,10],"tags":[493,495,499,497,498,496,500],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newtricks.net.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}