Fact Sheets

Protecting Your Financial & Personal Information Online

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Explore common traps and identify proactive steps you can take to secure your personal and financial information online

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Use this document as as checklist to assess your own online security behaviour

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Improve your understanding of the risks of ‘public wifi’ and ‘free downloads’.  Learn how you can do a search to see if one of your online accounts has been hacked.

Everyone who uses the internet is at risk of having their personal information targeted by illegal activity – but there are several ways you can protect yourself to decrease the likelihood of identity theft, fraud and online scams.

This Fact Sheet covers 11 things you should know about online security, providing useful knowledge to help you stay protected online.