Let's Learn: General Security & Email Best Practices

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Science & Technology

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Adults
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*This program is lecture-based; you may bring your device(s) with you if you like, but it is not nessesary

Let’s Learn: General Security & Email Best Practices

Wondering just how safe it is to browse the web openly and download apps on your phone?  Don’t know if an email is really from Amazon or not? Curious to know what I am agreeing to when I click “accept” on my apps.  Well, as much as the internet is the “wild wild west” there are simple things you can do to protect yourself, and there are some best practices you can follow to keep those “black hats” out of your personal files.
This time let’s learn about some general security risks that exist in this “digital age” and some simple ways to avoid them.  Then we will put them into practice in class, have time for a bit of Q&A, and then answer some individual questions from you and your fellow classmates.

Topics Discussed at the top of the Class:

  • Safe searching practices
  • How to know the website is “legitimate”
  • When is it safe to give personal information and/or make a purchase
  • Should I open that email… signs it is dangerous (without even opening it)
  • Some additional security measures you might want to look into…

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