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Most of us rely heavily on the internet to enjoy social media, online education, remote work, and all sorts of entertainment. But widespread use doesn’t equal widespread understanding.
The good news is that there are plenty of ways to stay safe when online. To help, we’ve brought together some of the best pieces of advice here.
Let’s go through the top 15 internet safety rules for kids and adults to follow.
Cybercriminals cannot access your information if it’s nowhere to be found online. This is why storing important documents offline is the best way to protect them
Some data – such as your Social Security Number – should just never go online. However, when you still have to share it, be sure to send as an email attachment. Also, feel free to encrypt the file before sending.
Only signing up to reliable websites is best practice. But how do you know if a website is reliable? First, look at the address line: it should have a little padlock at the beginning – this means the connection is encrypted.
Second, review the look and feel of a website. Below are some criteria to indicate if a website is safe to use:
If the website meets all this criteria, then it is likely to be safe to use.
Using strong, unique passwords offers good online protection. Strong passwords should contain at least 12 symbols and feature a mixture of letters (upper and lower case), numbers, and special characters.
If you don’t want to think of a combination of symbols for your password, you should try using one of the online password generators.
2FA or two-factor authentication is used to provide your account with additional protection. When you sign into your account with 2FA, you must not only enter the correct password, but also an additional code generated earlier or sent to your device. If someone just gets a password for your account, they will not be able to access your profile without entering this additional code.
There’s a certain kind of online content you should avoid: suspicious links from untrusted sources and spam emails, click bait, online quizzes, tabloid headers, ‘free’ offers or unsolicited ads. They are easy to recognize: all will urge you to click or open them.
If it is a malicious email attachment, the text will not mention the file. Instead the message will just say something like ‘open the attached file and let me know what you think’.
On a website, make sure both text and accompanying links are on the same subject. If you click a link to read more about polar bears and instead of seeing the Arctic, you get a ‘success story’ about a celebrity who lost weight or gave up smoking overnight, then it’s better to quickly leave the page.
It’s important you use the latest versions of your operating systems and apps. Especially if these apps contain your payment, health, or other sensitive info. Developers are constantly working to make products safe, monitoring the latest threats and rolling out security patches in case of vulnerabilities. So, accept their work, update your software regularly, and do your bit to keep yourself secure.
Free downloads, online services or Wi-Fi networks are the most common sources of online security problems. If you decide to go for a free solution, make sure it has a reliable reputation: research the name of the service or software and you will probably find some feedback on how it works.
Using free Wi-Fi is not always safe, but sometimes we need to go online urgently. Remember to avoid accessing your bank accounts or completing purchases via free Wi-Fi. If you do need to do this, use VPN software to get some protection for the data you send over the unsecured network. If it’s not urgent, then it’s better to postpone any important transactions until you get home.
It’s easy to get lost in the flood of online information we’re exposed to everyday. If you find something questionable, do your own research to find out the truth or – at least – make up your own mind on a matter. Reliable websites should have references to the original information source. Suspicious pages won’t offer any references at all.
A VPN makes your internet connection private by changing your IP address. It also hides the sensitive data you send over, including bank details when you’re shopping online and other private information that can be compromised.
There has been a 250% rise in cyber incidents in India in the last couple of months. Digital India may have become a soft target for criminals as the country recorded a huge increase of 75% in cybercrime cases in the year 2019-20, showed the National Crime Record Bureau data.
In today’s world, we should look to behave online as safely as possible.
For any questionable situation that occurs when surfing the internet, let’s rewind our top internet safety rules:
These 15 Internet Safety Rules will give you a required exposure around Internet. It is very important to keep your account safe from prying eyes. Even there may be some people that may try to keep entering passwords unless they access your account. Today various Platforms provides an Additional Security Layer named Two Factor Authentication. Due to it, even anyone attempts to crack your real password, Two Factor Authentication doesn’t let him/her to with your Account. It will send Security Code to your Registered Mobile Number which can help you to log in to your account safely.
