 TITLE: How to Avoid Phishing Scams CONTENT: How to Protect Yourself From Phishing Scams\n-------------------------------------------\nIn addition to keeping an eye out for phishing emails and text messages, here are some other steps you can take to protect your information from phishing scammers:\n*   Set up multi-factor authentication on your online accounts. This requires anyone trying to access your account to enter a code sent to your phone number, email address or an authentication app.\n*   Use a secure password manager to help you create and keep track of unique passwords for each of your online accounts.\n*   Avoid clicking on unknown links.\n*   Install security software on your computer and keep it up to date at all times.\n*   Set your mobile devices to install updates automatically to avoid security vulnerabilities present in older operating system versions.\n*   Backup all of your data on your electronic devices. END