Take the quiz to see how cyber saavy you are!
Click the link in the email to check the company’s website before providing the information. If the site looks legitimate, it’s okay to share your information.
Email your information to the company right away
Delete the email. If you think there’s a chance the message may be legitimate, call the company’s customer service line using the phone number on your billing statement.
Reply to the email and ask for details before you give away your valuable personal information.
A 6 character word you will remember
Eight or more characters that mix letters, numbers, and symbols.
Something personal like your middle name, spelled backwards
The word “password”
Do nothing. Whatever the computer came with is probably fine.
Be sure to do all your online banking and shopping from that computer.
Check the software on your computer to see if it is active and up-to-date, then get new or updated security from a site or store you know and trust.
Get free software from the pop-up ad you keep on seeing.
Electronic games
Screen savers and toolbars
Anti-spyware software
All of the above
You’ve got spyware
You need to buy a new computer, yours is outdated
Someone has been typing on your keyboard when you aren’t looking.
Your warranty is up
Go buy another computer right away
Change the settings on both to increase your online security, and then set your operating system to automatically download and install security patches.
Hit control-alt-delete to take care of all of it.
Ignore the reminder screens asking you to refresh your operating system and web browser
How the company collecting the info will protect it
Why the company needs it
With whom it might be shared
All of the above
Forward the email to spam @uce.gov and to any organization the spam is impersonating
Delete the email
Be skeptical
Forward the email to a friend
Know the identity, address, and phone number of companies you are dealing with online
Protect your personal and credit card information
Always get promises in writing before buying online
All of the above
True
False