Internet Security Tips

Internet Security Tips:

We all know that the internet is not a safe place anymore. Personal internet security should be taken seriously because your personal details, emails, messages and financial information can be exposed if the information ends up in the wrong place.

A regular thread of this technology blog is trying to regularly remind our readers to take computer technology seriously. So with this is mind here are some ideas to follow:

1) Install an Antivirus with Internet Security Protection

It’s a wise decision to install an antivirus which provides internet security features. It’s the first option to do if you do not have one installed on your PC.

2) Setup Two Factor Authentication

Protecting our social media and email accounts online should bee our first priority. Most of these sites offer two factor authentication now. So it’s a good idea to switch for this new security feature. After activating this new feature, you can login only after entering the code sent to your email or Mobile. So it’s far more safe than the normal login process.

I will post an article shortly on two factor authentication.

3) Use unique, lengthy and mixed and different passwords

Always use unique, lengthy passwords mixed with upper and lower case letters, numbers, symbols etc. and also use different password for different sites.

4) Use alternate email id for Password recovery

Some times you may forget your password and go for the “Forgot my Password” option to reset your password. The link to reset password is sent your primary email of the account. Imagine that a hacker already hacked your primary email account and he used the “forgot my password” to generate a reset password link to get hold of your facebook or twitter account. It is far better to setup and use an alternate email as your password recovery email address.

5) Never click on suspicious or spam links

Never - ever click on suspicious email messages or "spam links". Very simply - only respond to email messages or click on "links" if you are 100% certain that the message or link is legitimate.