Two dogs are at a computer, and one turns to the other and says, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” This 1993 New Yorker cartoon (http://bit.ly/YsT5gV) sums up the level of healthy distrust we need to have when it comes to the web.

How do you make sure you’re not being duped? A post on the Protect IU blog offers identity verification advice for a variety of situations:

• In person
• Phone
• Online (email, chat, social media)
• Fax

Learn more:
http://go.iu.edu/6ZH

Tags: security, social-networking