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Social Engineering and Information ProtectionBest Practices Browser:Clear your browser cache regularlyFirefox: : : URLs before clickingEmail:Do not open attachments from unknown senders or if they look suspiciousUse your spam filter – the more you use it, the more useful it becomes-4038602222500Social Engineering:Link: Link: not share personal information with people unless you are absolutely certain of who they areLock-down your social media profiles and avoid “over-sharing” Passwords:Use strong passwordsAt least 8 characters – more is betterAvoid dictionary wordsMix letters (upper and lower case), numbers, and other characters (like punctuation)Links:Password Generator: Strength Criteria: Strength Checker: of Strong Password: unique passwords across all sitesPassword management tools are available to facilitate this – find one that fits your needs and use it243840019558000Refer to the KeePass/Dropbox guide for that specific application ................
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