Cybersecurity
101
:
How
to
stay
safe
online
As
the
world
becomes
more
interconnected
,
new
security
threats
are
emerging
.
What
are
the
best
ways
to
stay
safe
online
?
Anyone
working
with
computers
these
days
knows
that
cybercrime
is
.
As
more
people
become
interconnected
through
technology
,
cybercriminals
,
governments
,
and
even
corporations
are
finding
new
ways
to
breach
computers
with
malware
,
putting
people's
personal
information
and
fortunes
at
risk
.
New
technologies
like
and
the
Internet
of
Things
(
IoT
)
are
more
at
risk
than
ever
.
A
2018
Symantec
report
highlighted
that
cybersecurity
threats
are
not
only
skyrocketing
each
year
,
but
also
becoming
more
challenging
,
and
hackers
are
discovering
new
ways
to
cover
their
tracks
.
Out
of
the
one
billion
searches
done
each
day
,
1
in
13
was
infected
with
malware
,
often
happening
via
email
.
Even
malware
on
Mac
operating
systems
has
increased
80%
and
Android
mobile
attacks
have
also
jumped
by
27%
in
one
year
alone
.
In
2015
,
Internet
Service
Provider
(
ISP
)
TalkTalk
was
fined
£400
million
after
hackers
stole
personal
data
from
157
,
000
customers
,
including
15
,
600
bank
accounts
.
One
of
the
hackers
was
a
16
-
year
-
old
boy
.
The
scandal
was
so
bad
that
the
company
lost
one
-
third
of
its
stock
value
,
the
BBC
reports
.
attacks
are
not
the
only
source
of
cyber
threats
.
With
the
Cambridge
Analytica
scandal
underway
,
social
media
giant
Facebook
is
after
a
U
.
S
.
congressional
hearing
found
it
did
little
to
protect
its
users'
privacy
from
third
-
party
apps
that
secretly
collected
data
from
users
.
In
protest
,
many
users
started
the
#DeleteFacebook
campaign
,
but
some
analysts
don't
believe
it's
that
easy
to
.
"
According
to
our
data
,
78%
of
users
would
quite
like
to
kick
the
social
media
habit
,
but
they
feel
they
can't
.
For
62%
of
them
,
it's
just
too
convenient
a
tool
for
keeping
in
touch
with
friends
and
family
,
"
Kaspersky
Lab
reports
.
Here
are
some
of
the
best
ways
to
stay
safe
on
the
internet
:
?
Antivirus
program
:
As
the
old
saying
goes
,
"
The
best
offense
is
a
good
defense
.
"
A
solid
program
with
the
latest
updates
and
real
time
computer
monitoring
is
the
first
line
of
defense
from
all
kinds
of
malware
.
Many
top
rated
companies
use
complex
,
machine
learning
that
detect
changes
in
the
behavior
of
computers
to
stop
threats
before
they
can
happen
.
?
Encryption
:
This
protects
users
when
sending
and
receiving
data
,
messages
,
surfing
the
internet
,
or
doing
online
banking
and
shopping
.
You
can
also
encrypt
your
emails
and
storage
devices
so
that
,
if
they
are
stolen
,
criminals
cannot
access
the
data
.
Many
tech
companies
are
using
this
to
protect
customers
and
save
themselves
from
embarrassing
liabilities
.
TalkTalk's
huge
mistake
forced
it
to
take
data
encryption
very
seriously
afterwards
.
?
VPN
:
A
Virtual
Private
Network
hides
a
computer
or
mobile's
,
granting
users
access
to
restricted
websites
and
encrypting
data
so
that
hackers
cannot
it
.
People
using
devices
on
public
networks
,
online
shoppers
,
and
employees
working
with
sensitive
information
regularly
use
VPNs
to
protect
themselves
from
hackers
and
spies
.
Conversely
,
some
countries
restrict
internet
access
by
blocking
websites
or
monitoring
activity
through
ISPs
.
Each
country
is
different
;
therefore
,
a
VPN
helps
to
these
restrictions
and
offer
additional
security
.
?
2
-
Step
authentication
:
This
safety
feature
requires
two
methods
to
access
your
account
.
With
it
,
you
can
choose
to
send
an
email
,
SMS
,
or
even
call
your
mobile
with
a
verification
code
every
time
you
login
.
Microsoft
,
Google
,
Apple
,
Facebook
and
many
others
offer
this
form
of
protection
to
their
users
,
and
all
cryptocurrencies
require
this
method
by
default
for
doing
transactions
.
?
Strong
password
:
Not
all
passwords
are
created
equal
.
Using
passwords
like
[
your
name
]
1234
,
birthdays
,
or
even
the
same
one
on
multiple
websites
can
severely
your
online
safety
.
Therefore
,
experts
recommend
choosing
one
that
is
long
and
complex
for
each
website
.
"
If
you
reuse
your
passwords
,
a
hacker
can
take
the
leaked
data
from
one
attack
and
use
it
to
log
in
to
your
other
accounts
,
"
Gary
Davis
of
McAfee
mentions
.
Many
also
recommend
using
password
managers
and
changing
passwords
regularly
to
keep
-
hackers
at
an
arm's
length
.
Let's
check
what
you
can
remember
!
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