cyber security
Questions are being raised every now and then regarding cyber security and recently there have been reports of 183 million i.e. 18.3 crore passwords and details of user accounts being leaked. These news are very scary and after this many cyber and internet experts have once again asked the users to be cautious about their passwords and account security. If you too are tired of creating many passwords and keep creating the same password for all the accounts, then this news is for you only. In fact, there is no harm in reviewing your user accounts and their passwords from time to time and this only strengthens your cyber security front.
Regarding the recent password breach, it was claimed that the passwords of Gmail along with Yahoo, Outlook and many other mails were also leaked. However, Google denied that the passwords of its Gmail users have not been leaked and the users’ accounts are also completely safe. However, now this incident is an eye opener for you and you should be alert after this and follow security tips for your user accounts and passwords. Here we are telling you about some such security tips.
Use unique and strong password
Make sure that your password does not contain personal details like name, date of birth, parents’ name, date of birth etc. and the password must contain one uppercase, one lowercase and one special character.
Turn on two-step verification
When you turn on this setting, you have an additional security layer and it protects your digital footprints beyond the password.
Keep reviewing account activity
Keep checking where your account activity has taken place and also keep checking the locations along with the device. If anything seems suspicious, sign out immediately.
Ignore phishing emails
Do not click on any e-mail from an unknown sender unless you trust it, sometimes such e-mails have dangerous links attached.
Avoid using public Wi-Fi
Do not fall into the greed of public free Wi-Fi and rely only on the data of your phone-laptop and use it because public internet networks can be dangerous at times. If you have to use it, use VPN i.e. Virtual Private Network.
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