Antivirus Tip: When you allow teenagers or young children to use a device, set a timer or monitor their usage. This way you can teach them good safety habits.

Antivirus Tip: You would not walk through a dangerous neighbourhood at night for no reason. Apply the same principle to internet browsing.

Antivirus Tip: You may feel tempted to share your life on social media but with time, criminals can find out all your personal details and commit identity fraud.

Antivirus Tip: If it seems suspicious, it probably is. Don’t click on links, apps or files that you don’t understand, or download what you are not sure about.

Antivirus Tip: Make a habit of scanning new programs and software, even if they are from a reputable source. Rather safe than sorry.

Antivirus Tip: Enable filters on your e-mail to avoid accidentally receiving and clicking on links in malicious e-mails. Report these to your service provider.

Antivirus Tip: Strong passwords are longer than 8 characters, with different letters, numbers, symbols and capitals. The longer, the better.

Antivirus Tip: With online shopping, always check the website address. A secure site will have a padlock icon and start with ‘https:’.

Antivirus Tip: Make every attempt to not be indifferent about security warnings, and simply clicking them off without looking at them properly.

Antivirus Tip: Even if you know how to avoid all the suspicious websites, having some sort of protective software is still a smart choice.