Get organised and stay safe
November 3rd, 2011 Filed in: General,Hints & Tips
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Loading ...It’s been a while since my last blog but I’m very happy to report that since then, over the past quarter, our users have embraced the new Yahoo!7 Mail with over 80% of our audience now on the faster, safer and more beautifully designed Yahoo!7 Mail (not that I’m biased!). And if you’re one of the many, make sure you’re using all the great features and have personalised your Mail by accessing the Mail Overview microsite – there are many colourful themes to choose from.
Incredibly now, it’s the lead up to Christmas which means more online activity sharing with the people who are important to you as well as shopping, organizing events and researching festive products and services through Yahoo!7 Search. So I urge you to ‘stay safe online’ during this busy period by adhering to the excellent advice on the Stay Safe Online initiative.
You may be planning holidays but remember that spammers don’t ease up at this time and security can be compromised if you’re not vigilant. Whilst Yahoo!7 has powerful and effective tools to prevent spam, detect spamming activity and reduce the risk of compromised email accounts, it’s a daily and industry-wide problem. Damage can occur through a variety of ways – malicious software being installed silently on computers, users logging in unknowingly via a phishing page, having a common or easy-to-crack password and more. In these cases, it’s vital to change your email password and scan your computers immediately to secure your account.
1) Change your password immediately – you can change your Yahoo!7 email account password at https://edit.yahoo.com/config/change_pw. If you can no longer access your account, you can get a new password at https://edit.yahoo.com/forgotroot/. Important: If you use the old password at other sites, we recommend you change it for those accounts as well. Furthermore, don’t revert to the old password at any time; that password can never be used safely again for any of your accounts.
2) Scan your computers for malicious software. If you have an anti-virus program installed, make sure to update it and then run a scan. Do this for both your personal and work computers (ideally you should be doing this periodically – put it in your Calendar). If you don’t have an anti-virus program and are using a Windows computer, you can try Microsoft’s free, anti-virus program here. For more advice and information on keeping your online experience safe, and your email and computers secure, visit the Yahoo! Security Center.
I hope you’ll never have to take these steps with your Yahoo!7 mail account but it’s better to be safe than sorry, that’s for sure! So enjoy connecting with with your friends, family and colleagues safely and securely as we head towards Summer.
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