Antivirus Tip: Any e-mails or messages that demand you ‘act now’ are very likely to be phishing attempts, and must be ignored and deleted.

Antivirus Tip: Rather than keeping track of all your accounts on your device, write down each account username and password, then keep it in a safe.

Antivirus Tip: Be careful when posting photos or videos of yourself online, especially if they show your personal life such as family members or where you live.

Antivirus Tip: Limit how much of your personal information you expose online. If you must, use only the bare minimum such as a street address with no area code.

Antivirus Tip: Ads are becoming increasingly intrusive and annoying, so it’s handy to install an ad-blocker.

Antivirus Tip: Avoid accessing links that are in languages you do not understand or do not end with .com.

Antivirus Tip: No institution will ever ask for your password or personal details, as they already have this information.

Antivirus Tip: When making a password, make it common, long and easy enough to remember, but something unique to you alone. ie. GR8atDaY2Day.

Antivirus Tip: Keep copies of your important files in at least three different places so that they do not become infected or compromised.

Antivirus Tip: Strong passwords are longer than 8 characters, with different letters, numbers, symbols and capitals. The longer, the better.