Read error messages and check-boxes.
by Neal Fisch in awareness, data security, security, tips 0
When you see an error message pop up on the
screen, read it! You may not understand everything, but if you look through the
message, you can get the gist of what is going on. Hackers can sometimes generate errors to collect
everything you type and everything that comes up on your screen. If you don't
understand an error, you should at least capture the error screen. To do that, hold down the
shift key and press the key labeled "Print Screen" or
"PrtSc". This will put the screen into short-term storage called the
clipboard. Then open an e-mail message, right click on the message body and
select "paste". Now you can print the error message or send it to tech support for
further analysis.
