{"id":72,"date":"2011-12-22T18:49:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T00:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cybersecurity.bellevue.edu\/?p=72"},"modified":"2021-08-30T13:13:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T19:13:09","slug":"happy-holidays-from-the-bu-cce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybersecurity.bellevue.edu\/index.php\/2011\/12\/22\/happy-holidays-from-the-bu-cce\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Holidays from the BU CCE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Happy Holidays from the Bellevue University Center for Cybersecurity Education!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this holiday season of giving, we are using online merchants more than ever.\u00a0 They provide an easy and convenient way of finding that perfect present for your loved ones.\u00a0 Of course, these merchants don\u2019t take cash or check; you must use some type of credit.\u00a0 To help protect your online financial identity, this blog post provides some simple tips to help you keep your online buying safe.<\/p>\n<p>You can protect yourself online anytime of the year by doing a few very simple things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The best thing you can do as a user is to stop and think about the websites you visit and the business you conduct online. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t click links assuming they are legitimate; always verify where they take you.\u00a0 Remember, if it is too good to be true, it probably is!<\/li>\n<li>Use unique passwords for your accounts.\u00a0 Ask yourself if you could use those passwords at work.\u00a0 If you can, those passwords may help provide at least some level of protection.\u00a0 Change your passwords often and make them different.\u00a0 These passwords are an attacker\u2019s access to your accounts; protect the passwords as you would protect the keys and title to your car.<\/li>\n<li>Check your credit report once a year for free at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annualcreditreport.com\/\">www.annualcreditreport.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Make sure there is nothing appearing that you don\u2019t agree with or know about.<\/li>\n<li>Use a credit card or payment service like Paypal.\u00a0 That greatly limits your liability should your card number or payment be stolen.<\/li>\n<li>Secure your personal data on your PC as you would your paper files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By maintaining a little vigilance, you can save yourself many headaches.\u00a0 Please help share the word about online safety.\u00a0 Also, share your tips, so we can all learn.<\/p>\n<p>We hope everyone has a safe and secure holiday season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Holidays from the Bellevue University Center for Cybersecurity Education! 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