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Day 8 - Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Avoid replying or clicking on links in the message. Block the number and delete the message instantly. The links in these messages can install malware and send you to a spoofed site. You can later experience extra cell phone charges and slow cell phone performance.

Our Mission Our mission is to bridge the gap between people and cybersecurity through best practices and guidelines to secure oneself.

Day 6 - Cybersecurity Awareness Month

You can type the URL directly into the address bar in any browser such as google which helps with checking its validity. Always avoid clicking on links or cutting and pasting from suspicious emails or emails from unknown contacts. File attachments from these emails contain a downloadable virus or malware.

Our Mission Our mission is to bridge the gap between people and cybersecurity through best practices and guidelines to secure oneself.

Day 5 - Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Cybercriminals are tirelessly inventing new ways of tricking people to click on links or open attachments that create weaknesses to attack. Therefore, If you receive a message from someone you know or do not know making big promises. Remember to STOP, THINK, and CONNECT; and if you are in any doubt, ignore/delete for its likely a scam.

https://cypeeps.com/f/proactive-tips-to-recognize-phishing-emails-and-instant-messages

Our Mission Our mission is to bridge the gap between people and cybersecurity through best practices and guidelines to secure oneself.

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Our Mission Our mission is to bridge the gap between people and cybersecurity through best practices and guidelines to secure oneself.

Memorizing and creating passwords can be hard, make use of password managers like LastPass, Keeper, 1Password that assist in generating complex passwords and storing them in an encrypted database. For more tips on Passwords don't forget to check our blog on the link below:
https://cypeeps.com/blog/f/passwords-the-gateway-to-applications

Passwords, the Gateway to Applications It can surely be annoying creating passwords for every single account or application. Unfortunately, passwords are gateways to every application and should be created with that in mind. Without a strong password, access ...

Having a hard time creating a password? Here’s a simple recipe for you. Have fun! More tips on https://cypeeps.com/blog/f/passwords-the-gateway-to-applications

Practice password hygiene by changing it at least every three months.



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The key to stop cyberbullying is to recognize and report it. Most media platforms have report mechanisms for users to report any kind of incident activities, resulting in the possibility of the offender’s account being blocked or banned. If you see something, say something!

Due to the massive Facebook and LinkedIn personal data leak, turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) whenever possible. Enabling 2FA creates an extra layer of security on your accounts to make sure it’s really you that’s logging in.



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