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Look for web addresses with “https://” or
“shttp://”, which means the site takes extra
measures to help secure your information.
“Http://” is not secure.
Be Web Wise
• Stay current. Keep pace with new ways to
stay safe online: Check trusted websites for
the latest information, and share with friends,
family, and colleagues and encourage them
to be web wise.
• •Think before you act: Be wary of
communications that implores you to act
immediately, offers something that sounds
too good to be true, or asks for personal
information.
• •Back it up: Protect your valuable work,
music, photos, and other digital information
by making an electronic copy and storing it
safely.
Be a Good Online Citizen
• Safer for me more secure for all: What you
do online has the potential to affect everyone
– at home, at work and around the world.
Practicing good online habits benefits the
global digital community.
• Post only about others as you have them post
about you.
• Help the authorities fight cyber crime: Report
stolen finances or identities and other
cybercrime to the Internet Crime Complaint
Center and to your local law enforcement,
state attorney general and campus police as
appropriate.
Note: Adapted from Basic Tips and Advice. (2016).
Retrieved from
- Martha Henckell, User Services
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