New kinds of threats are increasing on the Internet and these include virus, phishing, tabnabbing, and identity theft. Though the operating system and other software applications are well-equipped to protect from these threats, newer versiothreats are very dangerous and requires extra care to protect the sensitive data. Here are few simple tips to stay safe online and improve Internet security.
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First important step is to use safe, well-known, and reputed security software applications as well as firewall. It is very important to avoid fake applications. Though there are many free security software available in the market, it is quite safe to go for paid versions. The software should be updated and latest patches should be incorporated.
While sharing email ids with any website, the user should be very careful and analyze the website very well to avoid spam mails. It is very important to read the privacy statement of the website before sharing the email id.
The password should be very strong and it should be the combination of characters, numbers, and strings. It is a bad idea to keep name, birth date, or any personal information as the password because the hackers can easily trace such passwords through social engineering.
Downloading should be done very carefully and pirated stuff should be avoided. This is not only illegal, but also this is a source of many virus that could possibly attack PC. The Internet users should not click anything other than their work because this could be the source of hackers or malware.
