Comment protéger votre vie privée et votre sécurité sur Internet ?

Recently there have been security and privacy breaches in giant tech companies. Unfortunately, the breaches affected not only the companies but also their users as well. Besides breaches, most of the time we aid cybercriminals in getting our personal information effortlessly. We are giving it to them freely, in other terms, we can say we are breaching our security and privacy.

There are a lot of things that your personal data can achieve when in wrong hands. For instance, it can aid in identity theft, doxing, and even used by unethical companies to push ads to you. Cybercriminals might even use the little available information about you to propagate complex attacks.

In a nutshell, internet security and privacy risks affect everyone, and it’s our responsibility to ensure we are safe. At a personal level, here is how you can ensure your internet privacy and security is not breached;

Utiliser des mots de passe robustes

Passwords are like keys, and we use them when logging in to our systems, social media accounts and everything that we aim to protect. The problem is that most individuals don’t know what passwords are secure and they end up using weaker passwords. Weaker passwords are like vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited. Setting strong passwords is an easy task, there are even password generators to help you with that. But if you want to make your own, ensure its at least 8-12 characters long, and it should include; alphanumeric, special symbols, some letters may be in CAPS to not make it predictable. It’s also wise not to use the same password for your other different accounts.

Installer les mises à jour

Le système d'exploitation de votre appareil, les logiciels de sécurité et les navigateurs doivent être mis à jour. En effet, de nouvelles vulnérabilités et de nouveaux bogues sont découverts chaque jour. Ces vulnérabilités peuvent être coûteuses si elles ne sont pas corrigées dès que possible. Tant que vous disposez d'Internet, vous devriez toujours activer la fonction de mise à jour automatique. Ainsi, vous n'aurez pas à vous soucier d'utiliser un logiciel obsolète.

Éviter les points d'accès Wi-Fi non sécurisés

Connecting to unsecured public WIFI hotspots is just like inviting thugs into your house. Cybercriminals can use various techniques to steal your data and breach your privacy while you are using unsecured WIFI. Conventional methods include spoofing, man-in-the-middle attacks, and eavesdropping.

Use a VPN

A VPN (virtual private network) is like a swiss army knife when you want to protect your internet security and privacy. Through encryptions, a VPN ensures your internet traffic is secure from prying eyes. A VPN also assigns you a virtual IP address, and this ensures your privacy remains intact when surfing the internet.

N'ouvrez jamais de courriels ou de liens inconnus

Unfamiliar emails regularly tend to be spam which can be used to propagate phishing attacks. These attacks can then be used to steal your information or even other people’s info. Spam emails also come with malicious attachments or links which either you are directed to click or download. Never do that.

Évitez de partager trop d'informations sur les sites de médias sociaux

Publier trop d'informations sur les comptes de médias sociaux constitue un risque pour votre sécurité et votre vie privée sur internet. Ces informations peuvent être compilées par des parties intéressées et utilisées pour vous faire chanter ou vous dénoncer. Limitez toujours le partage des informations suivantes : vos noms complets, adresses, numéros de compte, numéros de téléphone ou même numéro de sécurité sociale sur les médias sociaux ou les sites accessibles au public.

Résultat

La protection de la vie privée et la sécurité sur l'internet sont essentielles pour garantir votre sécurité sur l'internet. Vous devez toujours prendre des précautions pour que vos données ne tombent pas entre de mauvaises mains.

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