The weakest part of any secure system is the human element. Don't let your habits make you vulnerable, question everything and if it just doesn't feel right then speak up and sound the alarm.
Don't click on files with a SCR, PIF, EXE, COM, or BAS file extension. Windows users can protect themselves better if they make sure that the Windows Explorer has file-extensions for known file types turned on.
As much as we might hate to admit it, the thought of being a winner and getting something for free appeals to all of us. Don't click on anything which pops up in your web browser claiming that you've just won something, or perhaps a tool to be used in a large network of other PCs which can be used by criminal elements to orchistrate a Denial OF Service (DOS) attack on a commercial website, all in an effort to extort money from the company who owns it... someday it could be you.
Avoid being the victim of social engineering Resist temptation. If you didn't enter a contest then you didn't "win" anything. Don't read SPAM emails, If something sounds too good to be true it probably is.
If you get an email from a friend with an attachment, and you didn't ask for one, then scan it for viruses. Banks never send emails asking for your account numbers and Personal I.D. Numbers. Official looking emails are usually con-artists trying to get their hands on your money or steal your identity.
Safe Internet Practices
