Security Update: It’s Time to Do Some Digital Spring Cleaning

To keep your electronic life secure, use the following tips to remove clutter, upgrade technology—basically, do a digital spring cleaning. Here are 10 simple chores.

1. Get rid of excess files and items.
2. Organize your media in labeled files.
3. Remove unnecessary icons from the desktop.
4. Uninstall programs that aren’t ever utilized.
5. Install antivirus, antispyware, antiphishing and firewall software.
6. Create strong & unique passwords (having different characters/numbers, lowercase/uppercase letters).
7. Back up important data.
8. Perform operating system updates.
9. Defragment your hard drive.
10. Double-check your smartphone and remove unneeded apps.

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