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In case you missed it, Microsoft last month released the Microsoft Computing Safety Index, a scoring system of more than 20 steps, individuals can take to help protect themselves and stay safe online.

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The MCSI tallies points for user behaviors considering installing and updating of antivirus and firewall software regularly; controlling online personal information,  creating strong passwords, using automatic updates, etc.

The more you do these, the more will be your score. ms score Take the Microsoft Computing Safety Index Survery

At the end of the survey, you will be presented with your score. 100 is the highest rating possible.

Click here to take the survey from Microsoft.

A score of less than 20 indicates you may not be taking the most basic of security steps to stay safe online.

Anything between 20 – 79 indicates that  you have the basics covered, but opportunities exist to learn about new and emerging threats, particularly in the social realm.

A score above 80 inidcates that you are well-aware of the various threats-both existing and emerging-as well as the steps necessary to help guard against them.

For more information visit Microsoft Security.

Do take the survey and let us know how you fared! icon smile Take the Microsoft Computing Safety Index Survery

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Anand aka HappyAndyK is an end-user Windows enthusiast, a Microsoft MVP in Windows Desktop Experience since 2007, and the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, TheGeeksClub.com & WinVistaClub.com. Creating a System Restore Point before trying out a new software or a tweak is always recommended.

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  • Caleb

    I answered the questions and got 67.

  • Bruce Epper

    And if you are like me, your score will get dinged if you do not use wireless networks, if you don’t use mobile devices, etc.

  • Fraser-Bell

    The survey is poorly designed.

    If you are not a “gamer”, and never have been, you lose points because you don’t use gamer tags at all: You get docked points for being safer.

    If you have a low online profile and avoid social media, an intensive search for online information will not turn up any information online that might impact your online reputation, therefore you will *never* have edited or deleted information about you online: You get docked points for being safer.

    If you don’t conduct transactions online, you get docked points for being safer.

    If you don’t use social networking at all, you have no privacy settings you can make to limit what information you share: Again, docked for being safer.

    Again, with the online reputation: If you have no online information that negatively impacts your reputation, you will have no need of a service to edit or delete information that does not exist: Again, docked for being safer.

    Bruce pointed out the wireless network question flaw: Again, docked for being safer.

    If you are not connecting to your computer from another computer over the the internet, and if you are not connecting to your computers at work, you have no purpose for a VPN: Again, improperly docked points.

    If you don’t turn on Automatic Updating, instead check each update thoroughly and manually apply the updates in a regular and timely manner, you are actually ahead of the curve in security and safety: Yet, you will be incorrectly docked points.

    This survey is better than nothing for the “average” and uneducated user, but in reality is so poorly designed that it is GARBAGE.

  • Fraser-Bell

    Oh, yes…

    Forgot to mention that if you happen to be one of the individuals who do not use mobile devices — and though a minority, there are still many who have not jumped on the mobile device bandwagon — Again, you are unjustifiably docked points when you are actually safer!