Through the Internet, people communicate with friends, conduct business negotiations, work, shop and pay their bills. The more active a person is on the Internet, the more damage hacking any of his accounts will bring him. Therefore, it is better to take care of your safety in advance.
Necessary
- - paper
- - pen.
Instructions
Step 1
Use a password consisting of numbers, letters with different case and special characters. You should not use your last name, date of birth or phone number as a password, as such a combination can be picked up by a person who knows you.
Step 2
As a security question that the server will ask you if you forget your password, you should not choose such obvious questions as your mother's maiden name or your pet's nickname. After all, your friends probably know the answers.
Step 3
Use different passwords for accounts on different sites and change them periodically. Even if an attacker hacks into your account on any site, he will not be able to get to your other pages. It is also better to change the password if you used your account from an Internet cafe, or after catching a free Wi-Fi.
Step 4
In order not to forget numerous passwords to accounts on various sites, it is better to write them down on a piece of paper and make sure that this sheet does not fall into the wrong hands. It is not safe to store a list of passwords on your computer in a text document. Also, if you use file hosting services, you should not share all the data. An attacker can get your hands on your account information on various sites. Share information exclusively in folders containing only music, movies, books.
Step 5
If you periodically have guests who want to use your computer, create a special guest access for them and do not forget to switch to it when you leave the computer. Even if you got up for five minutes to pour tea.
Step 6
Do not store the data used to log in to the site in your inbox, as they are the most common hacks. After the information for activating your account has been sent to your mail, rewrite the password on paper and delete the letter.
Step 7
Do not forget to use a reliable antivirus and download updates for it in time. New spyware that can steal your password are improving every day.
