With a new school year underway, FBI Philadelphia wants to remind students, parents and educators of several important back-to-school cyber safety topics.

“From cyber scams to online predators, digital threats are real, evolving and increasingly targeting young people,” Wayne A. Jacobs, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia field office, said in a recent news release.

Internet-enabled crimes and cyber intrusions are becoming increasingly sophisticated and preventing them requires good practices.

Below are some tips to better protect yourself online, according to authorities:

•Create a strong and unique passphrase for every online account you hold. Reusing a passphrase across multiple accounts makes you more vulnerable if one account is compromised.

•Use safe social media habits. Be skeptical of strange accounts and people you have never met in real life. Avoid posting personally identifiable information publicly on social media.

•Do not open any attachments unless you are expecting the file or document and have verified the sender’s email address.

•Carefully scrutinize all electronic requests for a payment or transfer of funds.

•If there is a situation happening online that makes you feel threatened or uncomfortable, talk to a parent or teacher right away.

•Be careful when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network and do not conduct any sensitive transactions, including purchases, when on a public network.

You can report crime or suspicious activity to the FBI by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or visiting tips.fbi.gov.

Cyber crimes can also be reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.