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Secure Our World

Simple ways to protect yourself, your family and your business from online threats.

Staying Safe Online is Easier Than You Think

Every day we are more and more connected—whether messaging family and friends, shopping online or ordering supplies for our small businesses. It’s important to take steps to stay safe when using our phones, laptops and smart devices. We Can Secure Our World by taking simple actions each day when connected. See how Max and Kevin Secure Our World below!

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Four Easy Ways to Stay Safe Online

Online criminals look for easy targets, like people who don’t take basic precautions. If we take the following four steps, we won’t be as vulnerable to their deceptive tactics. It will be much harder to scam us or steal our information. Let’s start now.

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Recognize & Report Phishing

Phishing often tries to get us to open a harmful attachment or share personal information. Learn what to look for to avoid the "phish hook." 

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Use Strong Passwords

Using strong passwords and a password manager are some easy ways to protect ourselves from someone logging into an account and stealing data or money.

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Turn on MFA

Multifactor authentication means using more than a password to access an app or account. With MFA, we might be asked to enter a text code or use a fingerprint. It makes us much safer from someone accessing our accounts.

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Update Software

Don't delay software updates. Flaws in software can give criminals access to files or accounts. Programmers fix these flaws as soon as they can, but we must install updates for the latest protection!

Secure Our World: Simple Steps to Protect Your Family 

Secure Our World: Simple Steps to Protect Your Family 

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Secure Our World Resources

Learn more about the four ways to stay safe online with Secure Our World Tip Sheets, translated in various languages, and other resources. 

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Quick steps we can all take to greatly increase our safety and protect our money, identity, data and more.

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Secure Your Business

Prevent malicious threats that could cause hassle, financial losses or even business closure. Protect your business, employees and customers!

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Secure Your Products

Adopt Secure by Design practices for your products that reasonably protect against malicious actors and put customer safety first.

Secure Our World Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Learn how to get involved and become a Cybersecurity Awareness Month partner!

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