OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
Videos
Teaching Kids To Be Safe Online
Protect Your Privacy, Your Family, and Your PC
Reducing Spam
Defend Yourself Against Viruses and Worms
Tutorials
The Internet Education Foundation, through GetNetWise.org, has contributed the video tutorials for OnGuardOnline.gov. For a full list of flash videos available from GetNetWise, please visit the site's video tutorial page.
Security/Tools
Spam Filtering
- Activate the Junk Mail Filter in Hotmail
- Activate the Spam Filter in Entourage for the Mac
- Activate the Spam Filter in Eudora
- Allow email from all AOL members. Block email from all others.
- Allow email from all AOL members and from listed domains and email addresses. Block email from all others.
- Allow email from the listed AOL members, email addresses and domains. Block email from all others.
- Block email from the listed AOL members, email addresses and domains. Allow email from all others.
Wireless Security
- How to Recognize A Secure Web Site Using SSL
- Password Protect Your Computer in Windows XP
- Password Protect Your Basestation/Change the Default Password:
Linksys | NETGEAR | Apple AirPort
Wrong password? Click here. - Require Encrypted Passwords for WiFi Access:
WPA Passwords: Linksys | NETGEAR | Apple AirPort
WEP Passwords: Linksys | NETGEAR | Apple AirPort - Restrict WiFi Access to Only Your Computers (MAC Address Control):
Linksys | NETGEAR | Apple AirPort - Don't Broadcast Your SSID:
Linksys | NETGEAR | Apple AirPort
