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IT Weekly Tip:Check Your Email Account Security

Want to know if your email has been exposed in a data breach? Use Have I Been Pwned - a free and trusted tool created by a security expert. It checks if your personal or work email has appeared in known breaches.

How to Check Your Email:

1. Visit haveibeenpwned.com
2. Enter your personal or work email in the search box
3. Click pwned? or press Enter
4. Review the results:

o Green screen - Good news! Your email hasn’t been found in any breaches.
o Red screen - Your email was found in one or more breaches. Scroll down on the website to see which sites were affected.

What to Do if Your Email Was Breached:

1. Change your password immediately for the affected account(s)
2. Use a unique password for each site. Consider a password manager to generate and store strong passwords
3. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on affected accounts for added security