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The top 10 most dangerous online activities

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Posted Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 18:02 HST @126

This post first appeared on my old log at http://www.bloglines.com/blog/wsodeman?id=219

http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/2006/10/25/microsoft-mozilla-malware-ent-tech-cx_sb_1025smallbizresource.html

From Forbes and SmallBizResource.com, here’s a good article about everyday mistakes that employees make online. How many of these mistakes have you made? Read the article and find out the dangers, and how to avoid these errors.

1. Clicking on e-mail attachments from unknown senders
2. Installing unauthorized applications
3. Turning off or disabling automated security tools
4. Opening HTML or plain-text messages from unknown senders
5. Surfing gambling, porn or other dicey Web sites
6. Giving out passwords, tokens or smart cards
7. Random surfing of unknown, untrusted Web sites
8. Attaching to any old Wi-Fi network
9. Filling out Web scripts, forms or registration pages
10. Participating in chat rooms or social networking sites

Tags: crime, email, EU, Europe, malware, Microsoft, network, privacy, security, social
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