Cybersecurity - definition
Cybersecurity is the application of technology, processes, and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices, and data from cyber attacks. The goal of cybersecurity is to reduce the risk of cyberattacks and protect against unauthorized use of systems, networks and technologies.
A lot of people use Internet every day, but not everyone is aware of the dangers waiting for them online. So we’ll show you 11 security tips in protecting yourselfes.
- Install the antivirus and scan your device regulary
- Enable the firewall with HIPS module
- Install the latest software patches
- Avoid opening attachments from unknown sources
- Carefully get to know the licenses
- Turn off macro in unknown MS Office files
- Install prevention softwares
- Use original softwares and aplications from legal sources
- Use two-step autentication while logging
- Create strong passwordds.
- Use filters in searching engines
Install the antivirus and scan your device regulary
To be safe, you need to be cautious, open only secured websites and download files from trusted sources. Sometimes it is hard to verify, if a website or a file are dangerous. Leaving this activity for an antivirus is reasonable. Programs like this have a database about viruses and are able to quickly distinguish the danger. They scan websites on an ongoing basis and warn you, if you came across any danger. This website scanner blocks up the possibility of opening infected websites, so you don’t have to wory about any viruses and links. It also involves checking suspicious messages sent through social media apps.
Enable the firewall with HIPS module
Firewall is a internet barrier made to restict danger online. It is built in most of OSs and all antiviruses. We should use both of them and turn the highest protection option in settings.
Install the latest software patches
Update the software. Software vendors release software updates for a variety of reasons, including feature enhancements, bug fixes, and security fixes. Make sure to always update your software to the latest version as it becomes available.
Avoid opening attachments from unknown sources.
If you have any doubts about the link or attachment you received by e-mail, ignore it and delete it. This could be a phishing scam
Carefully get to know the licenses
Not having a license or using software with the wrong type of license is usually a big problem for the user. Starting from the lack of support from the developers of a given software (lack of program updates, lack of technical support in the event of a bug or failure of a given product), through severe financial penalties, exceeding several times the cost of a single license, to civil law problems
Turn off macro in unknown MS Office files
Macros in Microsoft Office documents were once the most popular way to infect computers. Hackers, in turn, can use macros to automate other tasks, such as downloading external content to your computer. Macros can be granted elevated privileges, which gives them more control over the system and does not cause UAC pop-ups to appear.
Install prevention softwares
This is a huge loss if our sensitive data is compromised, lost accidentally or maliciously. Although there is always a need to create a backup, it is always better to prevent it. Therefore, it is worth installing DLP software to prevent data loss, which any person can use to protect important data.
Use original softwares and aplications from legal sources
Using programs from an unreliable source is a risk of downloading malware, so it’s better not to do it.
Use two-step autentication while logging
Two-step verification is a double identity check (authentication) when you sign in. It is not enough to enter the password itself, but also a fixed second component – the SMS code or the Authenticator application, or put the security key in the USB port. Even if someone gets the password for your account, they still won’t be able to log in without providing an additional code. In the event of an unauthorized attempt to log in to your account, you will receive a notification and you will be able to change your password unhurriedly and relaxedly, being calm about whether someone is just reviewing your data.
Create strong passwordds
In the era of intensifying hacker attacks and an increasing number of services and services requiring a strong password, it is increasingly difficult to create and remember strings of characters protecting our accounts. Thus, a strong password should be as long as possible, containing both lowercase and uppercase numbers and special characters.
Use filters in searching engines
Nowadays, not only at home, at computers, but also thanks to tablets and smartphones, literally everywhere, children have contact with the Internet. And this, as you know, can be useful, but also dangerous. Therefore, it should use programs and applications that provide filters and parental blocks on the Internet. Thanks to them, you will know what your child is doing online and protect them from unwanted content.
