Here is the points that we are going to discuss to have a
good internet surfing and keep you safe from internet theft and cyber-crime. So
here are the 8 good practices on digital security for all audiences.
Let’s learn and remember:
1.
Use and Update Antivirus
In general, one of the biggest fears of digital users is
being the
victim of a computer virus, but in response to this fear,
few users have an antivirus installed and updated.
Having an antivirus and not
updating it is having a door and not closing it. In other words, an antivirus
to protect you depends on being updated in its databases on new viruses.
There are a couple of reliable and free antivirus that you
can download (Yes also Mac users need an antivirus, they don't have super
powers).
2.
Strong Passwords
Passwords became our main defense barrier against a digital
intruder, let's think about it for a moment. Before starting to talk about
servers and large internet security systems, the first thing that exists in
this chain of services is our password for emails or social networks.
Tips
to Follow to Have a Secure Password
a. Use a
password that is more than 8 characters long.
b. Combine
the phrase using capital letters and numbers.
c. Try to
change your passwords on a regular basis.
d. And
finally and essential do not share or publish your passwords anywhere.
3.
Log Out Of All The Devices You Use.
It does not matter if it is a phone, a laptop or a rented
device, after using email or a social network, try to close the session you
opened.
Many times we leave our computers unattended and we can be
the victims of some joke or worse, information theft.
4. Use
Https in Your Connections
The HTTPS service is a secure communication protocol
between computers that means that not all the information that travels over the
internet travels safely and can be seen by others, that includes your
passwords.
One way to understand how https works is with the following
graphic, in the first case the information can be read by everything, in the
second example it is the same search but nothing can be understood.
5.
Put Lock Code to Devices
It does not matter if it is a desktop, laptop or cell phone
of any kind, we must enable the code lock option to protect our information
from some data “thief”.
If you do not know how to do it, we will share some tricks
for all operating systems.
6.
Backup Information from Your Devices
It might seem basic but it is common to hear stories of
people who lost all their information due to a failure of some component of
their equipment.
Most people do not take it as an important activity, but in
a moment of failure or breakdown they will know its importance.
A backup does not have to be complex, it really must meet
some basic rules:
It should be as up to date as possible, preferably no more
than a month.
You must back up the most valuable or indispensable thing
that you consider within your files.
A backup is a copy of information, therefore it is not for
daily reference use.
Keep the storage device in a safe place from theft or
mishaps (water, variable temperatures, drops or misuse)
7.
Accept and Share Only With Those People You Know
It is very common to find users of all kinds of tastes,
interests or activities throughout social networks, but really, what do we know
about people on social networks?
In other words, in social networks we share all kinds of
information but we must be careful who can access it, a good practice is to
keep our profiles private and accept those people we know.
8.
Periodically Check the Applications Linked To Your Accounts
Many of us use our network profiles to access different
internet services, or we register them on some pages to be able to share our
interests with other people.
All applications that have permission from us or that we
link at some point can publish content on our behalf regardless of the
registration date.
In other words, our profile can use them to send messages
to other users of the same social network.
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