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Celebrate National Cyber Security Month

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October is National Cyber Security MonthIt's National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and NCL is working to educate consumers about the most-commonly reported scams popping up online, often disguised as legitimate offers, meant to trick victims and steal their money.

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Social networking security and safety tips

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Take precautions on social networking sitesSocial networking sites enable people to post information about themselves and communicate with others around the world using forums, interest groups, blogs, chat rooms, email, and instant messaging. While you can make new friends through social networking sites, you may also be exposed to embarrassing situations and people who have bad intentions, such as hackers, identity thieves, con artists, and predators.

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Social networking and your teen

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If you are a parent of a teen you are probably aware of social networking, but do you understand how teens are using it? Learn the risks so you can help protect your teen.

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