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IRS Releases Fourth Tax Security Tip
From: "US-CERT" <US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:08:54 -0600
U.S. Department of Homeland Security US-CERT National Cyber Awareness System: IRS Releases Fourth Tax Security Tip [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/12/17/IRS-Releases-Fourth-Tax-Security-Tip ] 12/17/2015 04:41 PM EST Original release date: December 17, 2015 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the fourth in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. This tip focuses on protecting your passwords. Recommendations include creating longer and more complex passwords, not using the same passwords for multiple accounts, and changing your passwords on a regular basis. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the IRS Security Awareness Tax Tip Number 4 [ https://www.irs.gov/uac/What-You-Need-to-Know-to-Protect-Your-Passwords ] and the US-CERT Tip Choosing and Protecting Passwords [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-002 ] for additional information. ________________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification ] and this Privacy & Use [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ ] policy. ________________________________________________________________________ A copy of this publication is available at www.us-cert.gov [ https://www.us-cert.gov ]. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to info () us-cert gov. Do not reply to this message since this email was sent from a notification-only address that is not monitored. To ensure you receive future US-CERT products, please add US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov to your address book. OTHER RESOURCES: Contact Us [ http://www.us-cert.gov/contact-us/ ] | Security Publications [ http://www.us-cert.gov/security-publications ] | Alerts and Tips [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas ] | Related Resources [ http://www.us-cert.gov/related-resources ] STAY CONNECTED: Sign up for email updates [ http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new ]
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