Recently ,you all have heard about facebook incident that around 267 million facebook profile sold on dark web for just $ 540. Also many incident of hacking happens such as Tiktok hacked, Zoom application hacked and more in these lockdown phase so i want you all to maintain your device and profile security so i have prepared top 10 tips that will definitely help you to increase your device security and prevent your data and device from hacking.
1. Two Factor or Step Authentication:
To prevent your social media platform from hackers you must enable Two Factor Authentication or Two Step Authentication. By enabling this you can increase your social media account security. Along with two step authentication some platform offer a option to set security question you have to enable that option also and your answer for that security question must differ from actual answer.
For eg: suppose the security question is
what is your date of birth?
you can fill answer as:
your email id, nick name, college name or any other information which is irrelevant from your date of birth but don't add date of birth. By doing this makes difficult to guess your security question's answer. After this if somehow anyone get login to your account then you will get notification and you can change your password.
2. Formatting Devices:
If you want to sell or donate your old devices then you must format and wipe out all your data properly before selling or donating your electronic gadget such as smartphone, laptops and desktop .For that you have to format your gadget and then store junk files in that then again format that gadget this makes difficult for hacker or intruder to recover your deleted data.
3. Open or Public WIFI:
Avoid using open WIFI or public WIFI network as much as possible. You can use open WIFI or public WIFI only for normal web surfing or some basic stuffs. You must not do any transaction using that open or public WIFI because the open WIFI is much easier to hack than the private one.
4. Update Operating System and Security Patches
Always update your operating system to the latest version also don't forget to update your devices security patch. By updating your device operating system and security patches your devices will be strong enough to tackle most of the viruses, malwares and trojans.
5. Password:
You must always change your password after some duration that will be upto you that what duration you must select it can be month, quarter month, half year or a year. More you keeps on changing password more will be difficult for intruder to guess password. I will recommend quarter month will be a better option. Also you must avoid using same password for your different social media platforms. Do not share your password with anyone even if that person is close to you.
Your password must be the combination of Uppercase alphabets, Lowercase alphabet, Special character, and combination of Numbers and Characters, because if you are using single combination such as only numbers or only characters then there may be high chances of guessing your password.
Your password must be the combination of Uppercase alphabets, Lowercase alphabet, Special character, and combination of Numbers and Characters, because if you are using single combination such as only numbers or only characters then there may be high chances of guessing your password.
6. Unauthorized website:
Many users want to download pirated movies and games for that they visit some websites which is unknown for the user. So, if you don't have any information about particular website then do not visit or sign up on that website because there must be chances that your account data will be leaked. So avoid using unauthorized websites. Also do not install any unauthorized or crack softwares.
7. Don't Share WIFI:
Do not share with your WIFI with your neighbour, because no one known what your neighbour is doing on your WIFI also the speed of WIFI may get slower and there must be chances that he or she will track your details. If you want to give access for sometime in that case create a guest network.
8. Fake Messages, Calls And Emails:
Do not reply or click on fake messages and emails also avoid fake calls as much as possible. If you find any fake email or any unauthorized email then you must delete, block that email or mark as spam. you must avoid fake calls and don't share any personal information or bank related information to anyone.
9. Cloud Storage:
Using cloud storage is beneficial for users and this is one of the best option for backup your files but you must not store any personal information on cloud because there may be chances that the cloud service provider have some security flaw. Always use best cloud storage service provider such as google drive, dropbox, microsoft one drive etc.
10. Antivirus:
Always use best and well known antivirus such as Avast, Kaspersky, Quick heal and more. You can also use free version for scanning your system but if you want full support then use paid antivirus. Do not use crack version of antivirus. Update your antivirus on regular basis to get best security for your device,
By following above tips you will increase your device and data security. So, stay safe stay home and stay protected.
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