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Our top tips for social network Safety
- Always create strong passwords for online accounts and update them regularly on social media sites. Longer passwords (8-10 characters)that contain letters, numbers and symbols are more secure.
- Avoid using the same password for multiple social media sites.
- Be cautious of the information you post publicly such as your Customer Reference Number, address or date of birth. Use the sites privacy settings to limit who can see your personal information and posts.
- Be careful who you befriend. You put yourself at risk by not taking the time to filter who you accept into your inner circle. Friend requests can be used by social bots to hack your network and by phishers trying to steal your personal information.
- Stay up-to-date with changes to your social network settings as small changes can cause big problems. If a site decides to changes its privacy settings or policy this could leave your personal details more publicly available than they had been previously.
- Review your social media profiles. Always consider how others may view the information you provide about yourself, your family and your friends and remember that social media sites are public resources.
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