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Better Passwords

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'''Exercises:''' Protect your computer from malware and unauthorised remote access by installing and configuring an anti-virus and firewall from https://securityinabox.org/
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The Internet is rife with cyber criminals creating scams that trick you to reveal your password or inadvertently install a piece of malware that will leak them (especially if you skipped Step 1 above). You must be extra vigilant when clicking on links sent to you in an email or chat message. Avoid installing pirated software and browsing to websites whose identity, authenticity you cannot be sure of. Don't use Internet Explorer to browse the Web, run Firefox with the No-Script extension or Chrome with extensions that forbid webpages to execute code on your computer.
'''Media:''' Read [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/ this] account from a Wired journalist on how hackers compromised his entire digital life, and how he managed to [http://contextly.com/redirect/?id=SoBTdyU9No:112358:78 restore ] it. Lots of good tips and advice. '''Exercise:''' Firefox users install the http://noscript.net/ extension; Chrome users install [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/notscripts/odjhifogjcknibkahlpidmdajjpkkcfn NotScript] extension.
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