Life in the virtual world on the internet is something familiar today. All human activities today tend to interact more with the internet both from a simple aspect to a very important and crucial aspect.
But we need to know and we realize that being connected in the internet makes us very vulnerable to acts of cyber crime both fad and those that lead to criminal acts.
Unfortunately at this time there are still many internet users who are not aware of the vulnerability of their personal data or those related to it can be stolen and misused by irresponsible parties.
Actually, understanding and basic knowledge in the internet world is very necessary to protect yourself from the negative effects of the internet where even the smallest data that leaked can have a big influence on your life.
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Then how to secure yourself in interacting with the internet? let’s look at some of the following tips:
A. Try to protect your personal data by not sharing it carelessly and also not giving too much of your information on the internet. Detailed information even the name and date of birth can be used to track you and be used as a means of crime.
B. Avoid unsafe sites. If you access certain sites, try to always be vigilant and check whether the site has an encryption system to protect its communications. Sites that have a good security system usually apply a security certificate system and in the URL there is the word “https”. Even though sites that have implemented it also still have the risk of experiencing a “Man in the Middle Attack” attack and also as time goes on many sites are not responsible for using the “https” extension to carry out their actions by tricking less alert internet users.
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C. Use a password that is not easy to guess for your account. Avoid using words or phrases that are easy to guess such as date of birth, home address, or something that other people know about you easily. Using a password with these words is very risky, especially if you use words in a dictionary that are very easy to randomize using the library method or brute force attack.
D. Avoid using the same password for different accounts. This is very risky because even though this makes it easy for you but if one of your accounts is broken then your other account will be in a critical position to be broken.
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E. Enable full encryption on your computer’s disk on a partition containing important data to avoid data theft both online and offline.
F. When you open an account online you will usually be asked to make a security question that functions as an identifier that it really is you when a problem occurs with your account. In this case try to include unique questions and your answers must also be unique (not answers that people can easily guess). And most importantly, try to always remember it well.
G. If you are going to make an important transaction, it never hurts to use a trusted VPN path to further increase the protection of your data transmission traffic.
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H. Avoid using Wifi or Bluetooth in public areas. This is because wireless networks in public areas are at high risk of your communication security.
I. The next is always to pay attention to the applications and software that you install on your device. You have to be careful because there are so many applications and software that are inserted with malware that can be used to steal your privacy.
Now that’s the tips for securing your data when you are connected to the internet, but from all of these tips the most effective is to turn off your device and then put it in the safe cage, LoL.
Thank you for reading this article, hopefully you will avoid data theft and cyber crime. Wait for the next article.
