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If your parents have a new clear internet provider or even if they’re just starting to use email you’ve got to help them know what to do and what not to do. Here are a few basic tips to teach your rents when you want them to be safe online
Unopened Attachments: Your parents may not know that they shouldn’t open attachments if they don’t know the sender so you’ve got to teach them. Also emphasize that sometimes bad attachments may come from people they know.
Phishing: Sure you still hear the news reports and wonder who in the world would send their personal information in online? Your parents and other people their age would so make sure they know never to answer banking emails or those about their passwords or other personal info.
SPAM Sites: Sit down and teach your parents the difference between regular, trustworthy websites and so-called SPAM sites that simply try to entice. Teach them about domains and subdomains and show them how easy it is to build a website so they know anyone’s capable of running a scam.

Malware, or software that has been created for malicious intentions, can infiltrate one or many computers, causing loss of privacy, information and productivity. This software is disseminated primarily through email attachments although it can also infect a computer simply by the user’s clicking of a link or icon. Malware can extract personal and private information and unscrupulous individuals can than use the information to make purchases or sell teh information on a (more…)