7 Online Blunders

ConsumerReports.org has some very good suggestions for safer computing.

These common mistakes can ruin your computer or invite identity theft

1. Assuming your security software is protecting you. Security software is fully effective only when activated and frequently updated. (Most products can update automatically.) To update most commercial software products, you must pay an annual fee. Last fall, the National Cyber Security Alliance and the software maker McAfee found that nearly half the users polled who thought their software was protecting them hadn’t updated it regularly. Software bundled with a new computer requires special attention because its subscription may expire within weeks. (Read more)

SOURCE: ConsumerReports.org