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<link type="guide" xref="net-general"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-21" status="final"/>
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<name>Steven Richards</name>
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<email its:translate="no">steven.richardspc@gmail.com</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<desc>General tips to keep in mind when using the internet.</desc>
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<title>Staying safe on the internet</title>
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<p>A possible reason for why you are using Linux is the robust security that
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it is known for. One reason that Linux is relatively safe from malware and
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viruses is due to the lower number of people who use it. Viruses are targeted
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at popular operating systems, like Windows, that have an extremely large user
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base. Linux is also very secure due to its open source nature, which allows
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experts to modify and enhance the security features included with each
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<p>Despite the measures taken to ensure that your installation of Linux is
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secure, there are always vulnerabilities. As an average user on the internet
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you can still be susceptible to:</p>
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<p>Phishing Scams (websites and emails that try to obtain sensitive
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information through deception)</p>
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<p><link xref="net-email-virus">Forwarding malicious emails</link></p>
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<p><link xref="net-antivirus">Applications with malicious intent
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<p><link xref="net-wireless-wepwpa">Unauthorised remote/local network
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<p>To stay safe online, keep in mind the following tips:</p>
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<p>Be wary of emails, attachments, or links that were sent from people
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<p>If a website's offer is too good to be true, or asks for sensitive
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information that seems unnecessary, then think twice about what
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information you are submitting and the potential consequences if that
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information is compromised by identity thieves or other criminals.</p>
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<p>Be careful in providing any application
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<link xref="user-admin-explain">root level permissions</link>, especially
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ones that you have not used before or which are not well-known. Providing
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anyone or anything with root level permissions puts your computer at high
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risk to exploitation.</p>
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<p>Make sure you are only running necessary remote-access services.
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Having SSH or VNC running can be useful, but also leaves your computer
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open to intrusion if not secured properly. Consider using a
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<link xref="net-firewall-on-off">firewall</link> to help protect your
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computer from intrusion.</p>
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