1. Use different passwords for every account.
Of course it's easier just to remember one password, but when has taking the easy route ever gotten you anywhere?
2. Make sure your passwords are strong.
You also have to make sure those passwords are good, hard-to-guess passwords.
3. Set up two-factor authentication.
Google's Tabriz says two-factor authentication or two-step verification is something everyone should set up on his or her Google account.
4. Don't reveal too much on social networks.
"Fifty years ago, the bad guy was the KGB. They were the mole on the inside. Today we, with social media, are the mole on the inside."
5. Protect your computer and browser.
This one used to be the most obvious and probably still is. Make sure if you are using a Windows PC you are using an up-to-date anti-virus or spyware program.
6. Secure your wireless connection.
Just as important is protecting the way you get onto the Internet. Make sure you have protected your home wireless network with a password and you have changed the default SSID (your network's name) -- that means changing it from "Linksys" to something else.
7. Shop only at safe sites.
We went over some shopping safety tips around the holiday season, but make sure the site has a little padlock icon next to the address and it has an HTTPS address before putting in your credit card number.
8. Think before clicking links or downloads.
Clicking links is second nature on the Internet, but we should be careful before we click those lines of text or download."
9. Protect your phone with a password.
Your phone is now a computer and can have as much or even more personal information than your laptop or desktop. Android users should also consider security software or apps.
10. Always pay attention.
It might be obvious, but just remember that if you're using any Internet service or Web browser you have to be smart and alert at all times.
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