CompTIA® Security+™: Study Guide, Fifth Edition

Internet Common Sense

In light of the security recommendations discussed so far, you should already have a good grasp of the obvious when it comes to Internet communications. But just so you don’t forget anything, here is a rundown of the guidelines that you should instruct your users to adhere to:

• Never share personal data with a website.
• Be careful what you reveal about yourself in chat rooms, via messaging, on discussion boards, to surveys, and so forth.
• Be suspicious of whom you interact with over the Internet until you have absolute proof of their identity and trustworthiness.
• Make e-commerce purchases only from trusted sites (such as sites with a reputation of protecting their users/visitors).
• Use temporary credit card numbers to make ...