Steps To Boost Online Security

The 10 Easiest Steps You'll Ever Find To Boost Online Security

by James Chao on May 18, 2009

Online security isn’t just about installing anti-virus, spyware and malware programs anymore. Sure, they help greatly in preventing viruses and other forms of malware from infecting your computer but here are 10 simple steps to further reduce the chances of infection.

1. Manage your passwords

Having trouble remembering all the different passwords you used to register on various websites? No worries. A password manager such as Roboform or Keepass enables you to securely manage your passwords. The benefit? You only need to remember one master password to use the program so these programs give you absolutely no excuses to have the same password for every website you register. What makes a good master password? A password which doesn’t resemble an actual word, contains upper case, lower case letters, numbers, symbols and is longer than 8 letters.

2. Check the authenticity of websites before you visit

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