Online Safety Tips

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Every one of us use online in anythings. Often we are not aware that we are not secure and as we open at all times online we can be hack by someone or breach us in many ways. So here are some tips for online safety.

  • The more information you share on social media, the more you allow an attacker to know you. With more knowledge, an attacker can craft a much more targeted attack. For example, by sharing with the world you went to a car race, an attacker can craft a malicious email coming from the ticketing company responsible for the race event. Because you have just been to the event, the email seems more credible.

  • Reusing passwords is a bad practice. If you reuse a password in service under attackers’ control, they may be successful when attempting to log in as you in other services.

  • Emails can be easily forged to look legitimate. Forged emails often contain links to malicious sites or malware. As a general rule, do not click embedded links received via email.

  • Do not accept any unsolicited software, especially if it comes from a web page. It is extremely unlikely that a web page will have a legitimate software update for you. It is strongly recommended to close the browser and use the operating system tools to check for the updates.

  • Malicious web pages can be easily made to look like a bank or a financial institution website. Before clicking the links or providing any information, double-check the URL to make sure it is the correct web page.

  • When you allow a program to run on your computer, you give it a lot of power. Choose wisely before allowing a program to run. Research to make sure the company or individual behind the program is a serious and legitimate author. Also, only download the program from the official website of the company or individual.

  • USB drives and thumb drives include a tiny controller to allow computers to communicate with it. It is possible to infect that controller and instruct it to install malicious software on the host computer. Because the malware is hosted in the USB controller itself and not in the data area, no amount of erasing or antivirus scanning will detect the malware.

  • Attackers will often deploy fake Wi-Fi hotspots to lure users. Because the attacker has access to all the information exchanged via the compromised hotspot, users connected to that hotspot are at risk. Never use unknown Wi-Fi hot spots without encrypting your traffic through a VPN. Never provide sensitive data such as credit card numbers while using an unknown network (wired or wireless).

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Nice article

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3 years ago

thanks for visiting this. Hope it will really help you

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3 years ago

Nice article . Its better to be safe than sorry

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3 years ago

Thank you for sharing to us this tips!

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3 years ago

Thank you for your wonderful tips❤️This would really be helpful especially these days all transactions can be made through the internet❤️💋❗️💕

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3 years ago

I usually check website legitimacy, I don't want to give any personal information and for password it should always be different in every site you log, plus always enable 2FA if available. But yeah I really practice to do most of these things in your lists. Thanks for sharing.

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3 years ago

yeah, the good thing to always check the site security.. Thanks for the comment, my friend..

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3 years ago

I read this one by one and im amaze of your article, this is really helpfull and informative for those people using their social media acount.. I know that this is risky thats why my personal and others infortant on me i did'nt use same email for work/personal/emoney because email easy to hacked!i use different social media account too for my personal info and bussiness work. Thanks for you i learn a lot😘

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3 years ago

Good to hear that.. you browse safety in online.. keep it up the good work.. that is the good habit to avoid any hack or leak of our personal info. Thanks for the comment.

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3 years ago

Thank you for this info baby. I never know running some apps in your pc can harm you and your account..Need to run down my applications before something dangerous happens,,..Thanks again!!

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3 years ago

In this world everything has its own pros and cons. Just like social medias, we must be really careful for what we share, what we post or even what we like and watch. Cause people are really good in using this platforms to get advantage with others. Just like today a lot of scam are spreading every where and they will do anything to success in what they're doing. It's a great article full of information hope this will read by others and be reminded. Spread lot of content like this. God Bless!! :)

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3 years ago

thanks for the outstanding comment.. God bless too

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3 years ago

you're always welcomeeee

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3 years ago

Be alert and aware on what you doin in the internet to avoid these incident.Thanks for the advised and tips

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3 years ago

thanks dear... very informative post

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