SECTION TWO
YEAH, something to do – right.
Having been a photographer for a number of years
before moving on to film and video work, I am going
to use an age old adage: a picture is worth a thousand
words. I think my high school English teacher said that,
if not, I will give him part credit for it anyways.
Well instead of the picture, here are 7 Best Practices for
computer security:
1. Enable automatic updates
2. Use anti-virus and anti-malware
3. Craft better passwords and automate them
4. Never leave your phone or computer unattended
5. Know which links are safe to click
6. Becareful about programs you download and run
7. Don’t trust pop-up notifications
Chris Hoffman over at How-to-Geek.com has done a
great job with graphics and technical deep dives on the
7 tips. So, instead of going over each item in this article,
here is a link to the detail: https://www.howtogeek.
com/173478/10-important-computer-security-practices-
you-should-follow/
Personally, I happen to use Malwarebytes, because it
makes my life easier. The important part is to make
sure you update your Operating System, update your
programs, and follow the other suggestions so you are
not opening bad stuff, or clicking on something that is
going to give access to the black-hatted bad guys.
My top pick among the 7 is their item on “Don’t Trust
Your Pop-up Notifications”. I have come close on a
couple of occasions of either clicking on, or answering
something. If it does not look right, or you carefully
read the notice contents and check the link before
clicking, you sometimes will find out the whole thing is a
bad link. My practice is, if in doubt, don’t click. Go find
the program, or company website type in the address
yourself and confirm you are on the actual company
website.
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About Ed Cheeney - a prolific creator of media for 5
decades. Ed spent years as a film journalist covering wars
and uprisings in Africa and the Middle East as a Bureau
Manager and correspondent of Middle East operations in
Tel Aviv and South Africa. Upon returning home to the
United States, he created two successful media companies,
www.cmc2.tv, www.c2EarthImages.com and in the last
decade became influenced by the Slow TV movement –
check it out.
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