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5 steps to take controlTake Control! Today's technology offers us greater power than ever before, enabling higher productivity and convenient communication. Unfortunately, along with the benefits come risks. Computers are increasingly threatened by viruses, worms, spyware, intrusions, and other system vulnerabilities. While social networking helps makes online communication fun and easy, digital relationships can be deceptive. Watch out for computer security dangers such as phishing schemes, spyware downloads, and Internet fraud. Never share private information such as passwords and credit card numbers. Take control today.

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To ensure password security, change it often, and never share it.

You are responsible for securing your computer against viruses, worms, and intrusion attempts.

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