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Do you use an antivirus software or service? Yes No
If yes, have you updated it within the past week? Yes No
When you are sent a file attachment or program you don't expect or want, do you Ask the sender what s/he sent you? Throw it away? Open it and see what it is?
Have you read about a security hole or security patch for your computer within the past 6 months? Yes I've read about both a security hole and a security patch. Yes I've read about either a security hole or a patch but not both. No I haven't read about either in the past 6 months.
Do you use a firewall? Yes No Don't know/Not sure
Do you use file sharing over the Internet? No I have no file sharing turned on. Yes I have open file sharing but I know which programs make use of them. Yes I have open file sharing and I don't know which programs use them
When you are not using the computer - do you disconnect from the Internet? Yes No
Passwords should be as hard to guess as possible. They should have numbers, uppercase letters, and lowercase letters, all mixed in. Do you use passwords with Numbers AND uppercase letters AND lowercase letters? Two of the three? EITHER numbers OR uppercase letters OR lowercase letters?
When was the last time you copied an important file to save it just in case something happened? Within the last week Within the last month Longer than a month/never
Extra credit- The backups are safely stored more than 50 miles away from the computer the files are from. Yes No
Is the phone number for someone you can call for computer help, such as your cousin, the computer guru, or your company's Help Desk, written down next to the computer in case something strange starts happening on the computer? Yes No
Do you have written procedures of what should be done in case something strange does start happening, e.g., turn off the computer, call your cousin? Yes No to submit
