Cybersecurity Tips

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has some useful information on foundational cybersecurity and other tips to help you navigate the digital/online world.

1. Identify Theft: https://www.identitytheft.gov/ (https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/identity-theft)

2. How to Avoid a Scamhttps://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-avoid-scam#report

3. Laptop Securityhttps://www.bulkorder.ftc.gov/sites/bulkorder.ftc.gov/files/publications/721a_laptop-security-bookmark-july2023_508.pdf

4. Use a Strong Password

(1) 13 characters or more

(2) Has 4 complexity factors:

i.CAPITAL letters,

ii.small letters,

iii.numbers [0…9],

iv.special characters [~!@#$%^&*()_+]

An Example is:      (My20CharPass@RCTC!)