1. Do you use an antivirus Program?
Yes
No

If yes, have you updated it within the past week?
Yes
No

2. When you receive a file attachment or program you don't expect, you:
A) Ask the sender what she/he sent you?
B) Delete it?
C) Open it and see what it is?

3. Have you read about a security hole or security patch for your computer within the past 6 months?
Yes, I've read about both a security hole and a security patch.
Yes, I've read about either a security hole or a patch, but not both.
No, I haven't read about either in the past 6 months.

4. Do you use a firewall?
Yes
No
Don't know/Not sure

5. Do you use file sharing over the Internet?
No, I have no file sharing turned on.
Yes, I have open file sharing, but I know which programs make use of them.
Yes, I have open file sharing, and I don't know which programs use them, or, I am not sure.

6. When you are not using the computer, do you disconnect from the Internet?
Yes
No

7. Passwords should be as hard to guess as possible. They should have numbers, uppercase letters, and lowercase letters, all mixed in. Do you use passwords with:
Numbers AND uppercase letters AND lowercase letters?
Two of the three?
EITHER numbers OR uppercase letters OR lowercase letters?

8. When was the last time you copied an important file to save it just in case something happened?
Within the last week
Within the last month
Longer than a month/never

Have you installed the latest security updates and patches from Microsoft?
Yes
No

9. Is the phone number for someone you can call for computer help, such as your friend, your local computer technician, or your company's Help Desk, written down next to the computer in case something strange starts happening on the computer?
Yes
No

Do you have written procedures of what should be done in case something strange does start happening, e.g., turn off the computer, call your computer guru?
Yes
No

10. Look at the security setting on your Internet browser software. Is it set to:
High
Medium
Medium (It was set to High, but I reset it to Medium)
Low

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