| Protect your personal information: | - Never provide any of your personal information over the phone, mail or Internet to any unknown or untrusted party.
- Look for the lock icon on your browser status bar whenever you are submitting personal information online.
Figure 1 – SSL Secured indicator in Internet Explorer 6.X - Use strong passwords to protect your online account access.
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| Protect your login credentials: | - Never give your Login ID, password, or PIN to anybody, including family or friends.
- Don't write your Login ID and password anywhere.
- Never enter your login credentials on any site other than our bank login page.
- Change your password regularly.
- Never store your credentials in your browser or in toolbars, as malicious programs can retrieve and harvest these credentials.
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| Protect your computer: | - Verify that the computer you use to access Online Banking has the most current firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and that you update and run these programs regularly.
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| Keep your computer up-to-date: | - Apply all security updates for your supported operating system or browser. Register for auto-updates from your software providers to ensure that your system is always up-to-date.
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| Sign-off and close your browser to end your Online Banking session: | - Always sign-off and close your browser to end your Online Banking session. This will ensure that any cached information from the session is deleted from the browser.
- Never leave your computer unattended while in Online Banking.
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| Review your account information regularly: | - Review your account information at least monthly. Notify us immediately of any discrepancy or unauthorized activity.
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| Read the communications we send to you: | - Please read and comply with all communications we send to you via Secure Messaging and follow all instruction and communication within Online Banking.
- Keep your contact information up-to-date to ensure we can contact you and you can access our online services.
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| NEVER reply to any e-mail linking you to our site requesting you to enter your personal or financial information: | - We will never ask you for personal information, such as account numbers or passwords, in an e-mail. Do not click on a link within an e-mail to provide us information or access online services.
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| Use the Security Tools we offer through our services: | - Use the security tools provided within Security Preferences in Online Banking to protect your online account services.
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