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Staying Safe in the digital age
Cindy Eves-Thomas at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension has created an online class titled "Staying Safe in the digital age" and has made it available at: http://www.umext.maine.edu/cybersafety/
The purpose of this course is to teach you a variety of safe internet practices that will reduce your chances of becoming a victim of cybercrime, including identity theft, electronic harassment, and fraud. You will learn how to avoid online scams and "phishing" schemes, reduce spam, pop-up adds, unwanted cookies, recognize Internet hoaxes and "urban legends", protect your computer with virus detection, firewalls and anti-spyware software, protect yourself from identity theft, electronic harassment and cyberstalking and what to do if your targeted.
Posted by jdorner
( Nov 19 2008, 10:42:58 AM EST / Oct 30 2006, 03:07:37 PM EST )
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