How to Stay Safe, Protect Your Privacy and Digital Life

Educating yourself against the threats on the Internet is one of the best lines of defense in your personal cybersecurity. While traditional Internet Security software programs can catch a lot of the threats before they get to you, it can’t catch all of them. Cybercriminals will try any tactic to try to get your personal information, including non-digital methods such as tech support phone scams, tax fraud and social engineering.

From clean computing, avoiding malware, setting up new devices to staying safe on social media, our “how-to” section has everything you need to know to keep yourself safe. In this section, you can learn how to spot spam, stop spyware in its tracks, avoid ransomware, malware and more.