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Install and maintain a firewall to guard
against unwanted access to your computer.
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Install proven anti-virus, anti-spam and
anti-spyware software and keep them updated.
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Install patches and updates to your
operating system and applications as they become available
from the manufacture.
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Avoid using a public computer to do
financial transactions.
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use only secure wireless connection VPN
or Ethernet cable connection if using laptop computer.
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Log out of online transactions and clear
browser cache after you visit secure sites.
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change your online banking password
regularly, use hard-to-guess passwords (e.g. use a
combination of letters and numbers) never share passwords
even between family members.
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Many sites including NS/NSTI require you
use a 128 bit encryption to access secure websites. Update
browsers frequently to ensure you are using the latest
highest encryption level.
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Always insure that you are in a secure
environment look for the closed lock or unbroken-key icons
on your browser when entering credit card or other sensitive
data.
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If you suspect a website/URL in browsers
address box, open notepad, copy/paste the URL onto notepad
and compare the URL. If you see a difference between the
URLs do not visit website/URL.
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Use common sense be aware of potential
security leaks online. Apply discretion online as in the
off-line world.
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Monitor transactions in your bank account
and report anything unusual to your financial institution in
particular ATM transactions, if card is lost to ATM machine
call bank phone# immediately report lost card.