Safety Procedures Page and Education

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  • We provide in depth information on safety procedures and education.

But First

We believe in this fundamental protection concept ...
  • Outgoing communications that are not using information in a text, email or phone call you have received, are generally safe (example: you use google search to find a travel agent, and call them).
  • Incoming communications asking you to respond are very risky and are assumed to not be safe.
Further explanation below
  • Criminals are single entities that reach millions with one click……..they will find you.
  • • Incoming : E-mails, texts, phone calls and sometimes letters …anything sent to you with a proposal or link are likely from criminals.

  • The vast majority of companies you can find on the internet are honest and legitimate. When searching, it would be hard to find a criminal.
  • • Outgoing (things you search for) When you look up a number or website using google or any search engine, the result will most likely be legitimate and safe.

  • If you follow these guidelines, you will avoid the majority of scams.

  • Assume all incoming communications (letters, phone calls, e-mails, and texts) could be criminal.

  • Remember, when view a link, call a phone number, or go to the website, you are contacting what the sender has attached, not necessarily what is listed.

  • Never click on links, use a phone number given or go to the website given (unless verified from a known sender with a known purpose within the last 30 minutes).

  • To contact the sender of the incoming communication, look up the number or website using a search engine such as Google, Bing, Duck Duck Go, Yahoo or others. This needs to be fully independent of your incoming correspondence. Then use that to make your contact.

  • Incoming - Bad
  • Outgoing - Good


Items Below Under Construction (much will be added and changed)
Page Outline
  • Incoming communications are likely from criminals because they find you.
  • Classes at the senior center
  • Information on website
  • Personal consulting
Class Outline - Our detailed education content for classes will be listed here as it is completed.
  • General Rules
  • Explanation
  • Criminals are who they are
  • Graphics one to many and many to one
  • Procedures
  • Looking up contact information
  • Credit card reporting
  • Secondary authentications
  • Use of an authenticator
  • Password manager usage
  • Passwords when they should be different
Different terms for Items that infect your computer
  • A computer virus is a piece of software that can 'infect' a computer, install itself, and copy itself to other computers, without the user's knowledge or permission. It usually attaches itself to other computer programs, datafile, or the boot sector of a Hard drive.
  • Malware is short for malicious software. Malware is the name that is given to any type of software that could harm a computer system, interfere with and gather a user's data, or make the computer perform actions without the owner's knowledge or permission.
  • A Trojan horse is a type of malware that uses malicious code to install software that seems ok, but is hidden to create back doors into a system. This typically causes the loss or theft of data from an external source.
  • A Worm, unlike a virus, a worm is a standalone piece of malicious software that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security flaws in the target system to allow access.
  • Spyware is software that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. Spyware can monitor and log the activity that is performed on a target system, like logging keystrokes or gather credit card and other information.
  • Adware is software that can automatically cause pop-up and banner adverts to be displayed to generate revenue for its author or publisher. A lot of freeware uses Adware but not always in a malicious way. If it was malicious, it would then be classed as spyware or malware.