Presented by: Jeff Hensel
Attendees: 31
Malware scams and mysterious upgrade popups with speaker notes
Jeff shared house one can recognize, avoid and remedy malware situations on our computers. Most importantly, he shared some guiding principles to help us to know what to do when we are presented with troublesome situations on our computers, phones calls and fearful situations. All to make technology much more friendly and useful.
Guiding Principles for Safe Pop-ups
- Pertains to your computer’s Brand
- Pertains to your computer’s Operating System
- Pertains to Windows Update
- Pertains to your computer’s Printer
- Pertains to Apps on your Computer
- Pertains to Java
- Pertains to Adobe and Adobe Flash
Guiding Principles to avoid online risk
- Protect Your Passwords and PINs
- Protect Yourself from Phishing SCAMS
- Learn How to Recognize Phishing Emails
- Don’t Open Unexpected Emails
- Don’t Email Personal or Financial Data
- Check That Web Forms are Secure
