There are more and more people dedicated to violating
websites, email accounts, accounts of different platforms such as Facebook and
finally. The security that we must have in all our actions on the Internet must
be considered vital so that our projects, accounts and especially our personal
data are not affected.
INTERNET
SECURITY
This time practical but very useful advice when it comes to
safely browsing the Internet
RULES
OF INTERNET SAFETY
Remember that when browsing the web or using online
services, security is essential to protect our data and avoid the theft of
information or major problems.
Rule
1: You Need To Use A VPN or Proxy To Browse Anonymously
If we do not want to leave our mark on the Internet, one of
the safest ways is through a virtual private network or through a proxy server
that acts as an intermediary in communication with the website we visit.
Rule
2: Do Not Share Our Bank Details
Many computer attackers see the perfect loot in your bank
details, so it is necessary not to provide your banking information on the
internet under any point of view, except in the case that you already know the
seriousness of a company, its reputation and its experience, because perhaps you
have to make an acquisition. However, it is better to use secure payment
platforms such as PayPal.
Rule
3: Be Careful When Browsing From Your Mobile
If you are already taking the appropriate precautions when
browsing from your desktop or laptop PC, do not forget your mobile, because it
is very important that you take into account the same rules for this case.
Through devices such as smartphones, the owners of others are more likely to
violate security elements that may be provided by your operating system.
Rule
4: Clear Cookies
A cookie is a file created by a website that contains small
amounts of data and that is sent between a sender and a receiver, in order to
know the user's preferences and facilitate their experience on the site.
However, the information that is shared is likely to reach third parties, so it
is advisable to assess the traffic of this data and in any case from the
browser we can decide to delete these cookies to avoid unnecessary scares.
Rule
5: Restrict Your Information On Social Networks
All the information we upload to social media is in the
public domain, even though we supposedly share it for a certain friend’s area.
If we share unnecessary data such as home addresses, phones, emails, we are
exposed to many dangers, so use social networks responsibly to avoid blackmail
or worse.
Rule
6: Create Strong Passwords For Each Of Your Accounts
By creating a secure password you will prevent someone from
accessing your mail, social networks or user accounts of the online services
that we normally use. As we know many of them link data from your mobile phone
or bank cards, then it is essential to create passwords that nobody imagines
them. I give you a tip: create a password between numbers, lowercase and
uppercase letters, keyboard characters, space bar, in short; but never with
something that has to do with your name or the name of a relative or the
workplace or something has that surrounded you. Then copy it by hand into a
physical notebook, always have it at hand and from there type in your online
accounts. So you will have all the security in the world.
Rule
7: Download From Secure Websites
On some occasions we have had the need to download an
important document or program that we want or that we suggest, so we must find
out the origin of the website, its reputation to have the confidence to do so.
This way we make sure we are downloading the program really what we want and
not some software that seeks to hack us.
Rule
8: Open Links from Known Sources
When we open links from unknown sources, the chances of our
computer being infected are almost 100% that is why we must avoid opening links
from internet forums, chat forums, platforms such as Facebook, among others. We
always try to open links from known sources. You can tell when a site has a
good reputation or not, from its design.
Rule
9: Free Public Wi-Fi Zones Are Often Unsafe
The same smartphones detect when a connection is not secure
and warn us, so it is preferable to use our own data if we really want to do an
action or better if we have our device well stored. On many occasions we only
take it out because we find ourselves doing nothing and looking at what others
are publishing, as I suggest you hold on until you find a safe Wi-Fi area or
get to your work or home.
Rule
10: Always Use an Antivirus
If you inadvertently opened an unfit link and a virus that
puts your computer at risk immediately entered the network, then let me tell
you that you are in trouble. To begin with and when installing your operating
system on your PC or Cellphone, you must immediately hire an antivirus service,
or at least one free, and thus avoid being a victim of information theft or
much worse. If you are already infected, there are some antivirus programs that
can help you eliminate damaged files, but this is not always the case.
So now you know these 10 rules to stay virus-free and as
safe as possible on the Internet.
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