Information Security Tips and Fact Sheets
On this page:
| Protect Your Computer | Mobile Devices | Social Media | Two-Factor Authentication | Ransomware | General Cybersecurity | Protect Your Home Network | Secure Your Smart Home Devices | Identity Theft Resources |
Protect Your Computer:
- Secure your computer
- Protect your PC
- 15 Mac hardening security tips
- How to protect your privacy on a Mac
- Harden your Linux system
Mobile Devices:
- How to secure your smartphone (covers iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone)
- Safety tips for mobile devices
- How to secure your mobile wallet
- Tips for keeping your mobile payment secure
- Cybersecurity while traveling
- How to dispose of your mobile device
Social Media:
- Facebook security
- Instagram security tips
- Twitter account security tips
- Twitter - Protecting and unprotecting your tweets
- Snapchat safety tips and resources
Two-factor Authentication:
- Lockdownyourlogin.org - Information about what two-factor authentication is and how to turn it on.
- Enable two-factor authentication where is it available. Twofactorauth.org lists how to get two-factor authentication for many popular websites and services.
Ransomware:
General Cybersecurity:
- Eight good cybersecurity habits
- Cybersecurity tips from US-CERT
- Cybersecurity tip sheets from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- SANS OUCH security awareness newsletters
- Privacy and security tips from Google
- Safe practices for online shopping
- FAQ for connecting to the Internet securely
Protect Your Home Network:
Secure Your Smart Home Devices:
Identity Theft Resources:
- Federal Trade Commission - How to protect yourself from identity theft and how to recover from it
- IdentityTheft.gov - "The federal government’s one-stop resource for identity theft victims"
- Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft - Tip sheet from the US Department of Homeland Security
- California State Department of Justice Identity Theft Victim Checklist
- Consumer.gov - Avoiding and recovering from identity theft