How to safeguard our personal and financial data

In this new and high technology era, internet users increase day by day so as the internet hackers and virus can be committed through computer or internet. Therefore, we need to install the security system on computer thus to protect our personal and financial data would not attached by third party. There are several ways to safeguard our personal and financial data:

Resists open unknown attachments
Never open an attachment or click on a link sent to you by an unknown party. Attachments can contain viruses and links can lead unsuspecting users to dummy sites where they are asked to input financial information.

Do not use the same password for every thing on the Internet
Yes, we all hate passwords, but hackers love people who don’t use passwords. Create passwords that combine 6-8 numbers and letters, upper and lower case and just throwing in a number or symbol at the end will make it hundreds of times hard for a person to crack your password.

Connect to secure wireless networks
If you have a home wireless network, secure it quickly! Connecting to non-secure wireless networks is asking for trouble. Therefore, resist logging on the online banking to check your bank balance when working from insecure hotel wireless networks.

Make sure anti-virus and anti-spyware are installed and up-to-date
This, of course, should be obvious. But most people usually stop there and don’t install any anti-spyware programs. That is a big mistake! As for anti-virus protection, Symantec and Norton antivirus are popular choices.

Lock your computer at home and at the office
This is another one of those tips that most people do not think about, especially at your office. If you leave for lunch and your computer is just on without a password-protected screen saver, what will stop other people to steal your data? It may not seem likely, but it can very well happen and it’s better to put a password on your screen saver.

Remember, don’t be afraid of the Internet, it’s a great way to make your life easier and can be a safe place as long as you follow some simple common sense rules. Even if you never use a computer, your identity can still be stolen from the paper that your throw out in your trash!