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Identify the various computer-based actions you can take to protect your information assets. Answer: - Check to see the websites that anyone who may have used your computer has visited. - Never post personal information about yourself or your family in chat rooms or on social networking sites. Use the privacy features provided by social networking sites to limit public access to your profile. - Never open unrequested attachments to e-mail files, even those from people you know and trust. - Never open attachments or web links in e-mails from people you do not know. - Never accept files transferred to you during Internet chat or instant messaging sessions. - Never download any files or software over the Internet from sites that you do not know. - Never download files or software that you have not requested. - Test your system. - Run free malware scans on your computer. - Have an anti-malware product on your computer and have it set for automatic updates. - Have a firewall...

Identify the various behavioural actions you can take to protect your information assets. Answer: - Do not provide personal information to strangers in any format (physical, verbal, or electronic). - Protect your social insurance number. - Where available, use credit cards with your picture on them. - Do not sign your credit cards. Instead, write "photo ID required" on the back. - Pay close attention to our credit card billing cycles. - Limit your use of debit cards. - Do not use a personal mailbox at your home for anything other than catalogues and magazines. - Use a cross-cut, or confetti, shredder. - Sign up with a company that provides proactive protection of your personal information.

Explain why it is critical that you protect your information assets. Answer: We live in a digital world. Unfortunately, every time we use our computers or access the Internet, we risk exposing both professional and personal information to people looking to steal or exploit that information. It is your responsibility to protect yourself in our hostile digital environment. Protecting yourself is even more critical today because organized crime is increasingly turning its attention to home users. Because businesses are improving their information security, consumers now have become the next logical target.