how to stay safe online?
Hackers are everywhere, they are always spreading new viruses and sending fishing links. They are looking for new targets that they can hack.
So how to protect yourself from hackers?
And how to stay safe online?
If you don’t protect yourself online, any hacker can hack you.
But what will happen if a hacker gets into your phone or laptop?
He can do a lot of things to your machine. For example, he can steal your data, get your passwords, open the microphone and listen to you, and open the webcam and see you.
He can do anything that you can do on your machine. For these reasons, you should always look for ways to stay safe online.
Here are a few tips that will help you to stay safe online.
Use secure passwords:
Use a secure password, because if your password is weak, hackers can hack you and login into your accounts. a secure password will make your account more secures.
A secure password is just a password that is long and contains lower case characters, upper case characters, numbers, and special characters.
So always use a long sentence as a password, and make sure that it contains a mix of lower case characters, upper case characters, numbers, and special characters.
Don’t use your pet name, your name, and any personal information as a password, because hackers can guess them.
Never use the same password on multiple sites:
Don’t use the same password on multiple sites. Because if you do it and a hacker gets your password, he can login into all your accounts.
So always keep in mind that you should use a different password for each site.
Use antivirus:
Use antivirus, Because it will protect you from viruses, and it will remove them from your system.
Sometimes hackers use viruses to steal passwords and data. So if you use one, it will protect you from the common viruses.
Never click on the link:
Sometimes you get an email. You read it, and they tell you to click on the link.
You should never click on that link.
But why?
Because hackers send links to their victims. when they click on them, they will get hacked.
Sometimes they will send you a link, and tell you that you need to login into your Facebook account or gmail. Never enter your credentials if you get a message or email like this. Because hackers use this technique all time for hacking their victims.
Install updates:
When company find a bug in their software, or a venerability that allows hackers to hack their users. They send updates to fix these problems.
So always update your operating system and software to fix bugs and vulnerabilities.