La disponibilidad de Internet ha cambiado la forma en que funcionan la mayoría de las cosas. Hoy en día, no es necesario estar en un lugar o local concreto para hacer las cosas. Con Internet, casi todas las tareas pueden hacerse a distancia. Los nómadas digitales han aprovechado esta oportunidad para mejorar su productividad sin costes adicionales y manteniendo su flexibilidad y libertad. Por ejemplo, los nómadas digitales, como los autónomos, pueden trabajar desde cualquier lugar.
Riesgos de seguridad
Riesgos de seguridadDigital nomads almost face every cybersecurity risk and threat in their day to day activities. Unlike office workers, they don’t enjoy corporate security advantages provided at the office such as firewalls, dedicated security software, and other safeguards. Without these safety mechanisms to protect them, digital nomads face a greater risk of internet threats. Since they deal with a lot of sensitive information, its necessary for digital nomads to protect themselves from cyber threats. Here is how;
Actualizaciones periódicas del software
If you are a digital nomad, always ensure you update all your devices as soon as possible when the updates become available. These updates not only bring new features and performance improvements but also, they contain patches that fix various security vulnerabilities and other bugs.
Cifra tu información y tus dispositivos
Every recent device can encrypt the information it stores. Also, the device can encrypt itself. Encryptions render your data unreadable to people who don’t have the key or who are not allowed to see your data. You can also invest in other hardware and software that offer encryption services.
Utilice contraseñas seguras y autenticación de dos factores (2FA)
Utilice contraseñas seguras y autenticación de dos factores (2FA)Always password protects your devices and accounts. A strong password is secure and uncrackable. Additionally, use different passwords for your various devices and account. By doing this, you minimize the risk of all your devices/accounts being compromised. You can also get a password manager; strong passwords are not easy to cram. For more security, couple your strong passwords with 2FA if it’s available. 2FA verifies the identity of the password holder and uses something only the person who set the 2FA knows. For instance, when signing into most accounts, a user gets a text code via his/her smartphone which is used to complete the sign in process.
Utilizar sitios encriptados
When surfing the internet or accessing a particular service, as a digital nomad always ensure the site is HTTPS and not HTTP. You can know this by looking at the URL bar. HTTPS sites are secure since they are encrypted. This ensures any information you enter onto the sites is not visible to prying eyes.
Utiliza servicios antirrobo.
Smartphones and tablets/iPads are often used to accomplish most of the tasks that don’t require a bigger screen. This means they store a lot of data, some of which is confidential and sensitive. Since these devices are portable, it is easier for them to be misplaced or get snatched. To still recover your device, you need to enable antitheft services before you get into that awful scenario. Apple devices use Find my iPhone whereas Android has to Find my Device. These services can help you recover your device, and if that’s not possible, they can erase your data remotely.
Utilizar una VPN
Utilizar una VPNA VPN is helpful in many situations including when using public WIFI. A VPN offers security and privacy services by encrypting your internet traffic. This ensures your data is safe from prying eyes, and not useful to attackers if they intercept it through man-in-the-middle attacks. For privacy, a VPN assigns you a virtual IP address depending on the server you connect to. Besides security, you get to enjoy other VPN benefits such as gaining access to restricted content.
Aquí tienes otros consejos adicionales: evita las WIFI públicas si es necesario, aléjate de los ordenadores públicos, haz siempre una copia de seguridad periódica de tus datos y lleva una memoria USB segura.
