Posted on October 9, 2014 at 11:16 AM by Jeffrey Rudinski
5 Things Teens Should Do
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October is National Cybersecurity Month. This is a great time to encourage teens to take steps to better protect themselves and their devices. Here are 5 things they should do to start:
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Change their passwords. Remind them to change passwords often, make them easy to remember but not easy to guess, and to keep them private (no sharing with friends!). |
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Edit privacy settings on all of their social media sites and apps so only people they have approved can see what they post. |
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Check for software updates on their computers and mobile devices. If they're not using the most current version, they might be missing out on some important security fixes. |
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Find the reporting features on the sites and apps they use so they know how to report spam and potential scams. |
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Check the location settings on their smartphones. They should turn off GPS for any apps that don't really need it. |
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