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Basic Cybersecurity Tips: What’s your role?

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Mahendra Patel
Basic Cybersecurity Tips: What’s your role?

 

Basic Cyber Security Tips What’ sYourRole BeCyberSmart
 
Everyone has their own role in protecting their Sensitive Information and securing their systems or devices.
 
A basic awareness can help individuals to enhance their security without any requirement of huge investment or anysecurityprofessionalexpert.
 
 

 

  • Basic Cybersecurity Tips
  • Back it up
  • Keep a clean machine
  • Share with care
  • Get savvy about Wi-Fi hotspots
  • Make a long Unique Passphrase
  • Own your online presence
  • Passphrases arent enough
  • When in doubt throw it out

 

Make a Long Unique Passphrase
 
  • Try to use strong and complex passphrases.
  • A strength passphrase is a sentence that is at least 12 characters long.
  • Positive sentences or phrases are more likely to be secure. 
 

Keep a Clean Machine

  • Keep all software on internet connected devices – including personal computers smartphones and tablets – current to reduce risk of infection from ransomware and malware.
  •  Keep all the devices configured to automatic update or to notify you on regular available updates. Keep a Clean Machine 
When in Doubt Throw it Out
 
  • The easiest way for cyber criminals to steal your information is phishy links in email tweets texts posts social media messages etc.
  • Be aware of clicking links or downloading anything from an unknown sources. 
 

Passphrases aren't enough

Always use 2-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication to stronger your security
  • Security keys
  • One-time codes
  •  Authentication apps Passphrases arent enough 
 
Back it Up
 
  • Protect your data by making an electronic copy and storing it safely.
  • If device falls victim to ransomware or other cyber threats and you have a copy of your data then you will be able to restore the data from a backup.
  • Use the 3-2- 1 rule as a guide to backing up your data: Keep at least three 3 copies of your data and store two 2 backup copies on different storage media with one 1 of them located offsite. 
 
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