Steven Cahill

Today marks the National eSecurity Awareness Week

The annual National E-security Awareness Week aims to raise awareness about the importance of e-security among Australians.

The Week, being held from 5-12 June this year, will help inform home users, students and small business about the simple steps they can take to protect themselves, their families and their businesses online.

A range of events and activities are being held around Australia in metropolitan, remote and regional areas to help Australians understand e-security risks.

Five simple tips being promoted throughout the Week will help Australians use the internet in a secure and confident manner:

• Get a better, stronger password and change it at least twice a year.
• Get security software, and update and patch it regularly.
• Stop and think before you click on links or attachments from unknown sources.
• Information is valuable. Be careful about what you give away about yourself and others online.
• Log on to www.staysmartonline.gov.au for further information and to sign up for the email alert service.