In the 1990s the World Wide Web was born and opened up the promise of a new era of possibilities and dangers. Spam was a major cause of email disruption and computer viruses wreaked destruction to corporate networks and hacking was a major issue. Hackers can steal your personal information and take over your credit or banking online account, and then sell your information on the dark web for a lot of money.
Your online experience is more complicated than ever before. You’re using your smartphone, you make purchases online and even bank online, you’re on Facebook as well as your internet-connected home appliances and IoT devices are monitoring and recording your activities. Hackers have access to all of this information, whether they’re part of a criminal organization or a random person with an agenda of political inclination.
Create strong passwords for all of your online accounts. Make use of a password manager to manage them. You should consider using two-step authentication. This adds a second layer of security, requiring you to enter a code received via email or by phone in addition to your login password. Secure your hard drive to make it harder for hackers to gain access to your private data, even if they do take control of your computer or mobile device. Don’t jailbreak or root your phone, and don’t let your computer running all day. This will impede the performance of your device, and also open it up to cyberattacks. You can minimize your risk by using right software for malware scanning removal, uninstalling and data encryption.