How to be safe online

Intro

what should you do to be safe on line?

XXI century could be truly called the mobile era.We use 'data'on a day to day basis corporate/personal Computers, Mobiles, Tablets etc. As computers play such an important part in our lives, it's crucial to know how to protect your 'data'. In this please of work I will introduce some helpful hints on how to stay safe online.

Browsing & Net

To be safe online you have to make sure that on the website it says

https:// that means the website you are using is safe and there is no popups or viruses. Use secure connections,

because when you are connected to the internet

your data can be vulnerable.

Protective Software

Set up your computer for automatic software

and operating system updates. Always install

protective software e.g.

Norton, Kaspersky, Sophos. When installed, the

software will update your virus definitions on

regular basis.

Choose a strong password

Usually a strong password would consist of letters, numbers and special characters. You can create an acronym using this technique e.g. "I Love these Tips @ November 2016" the acronym could look like this "ILtT@1116" - this is a strong password.

Protect sensitive data

Securely remove sensitive data files from your hard drive especially if you are planning to recycle or re-purpose your computer.