HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CYBERSECURITY?

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CYBERSECURITY?

There are more than 4,000 million Internet users in the world, although most of them probably do not know about threats such as ransomware, phishing or cyberbullying, among others.

And if you don’t know a threat, how are you going to be prepared to fight it? Here are some tips to improve your Internet security:

1. Keep your mobile operating system and apps up to date.

This is essential to avoid new threats not contemplated in previous versions.

2. Have a good spam filter and never open spam.

Check spam carefully and don’t open attachments from unknown or suspicious senders (sometimes hackers use names and emails from your contacts to write to you, but reading the email carefully it’s easy to detect rarities in language, requests, context…). Banks will never ask you to change your password via email. Be wary also of exaggerated or unreal offers, they are often fraud – straight to the wastepaper basket!

3. Install a security solution.

There are free and paid solutions to keep your computer protected, which include a multitude of applications to protect mail, Internet browsing, downloading files, … against viruses and other threats. Here you can consult the ones recommended by the Internet Security Office and choose the ones that suit you best according to your use of the net: free tools for your Internet security.

4. Create a secure password.

Don’t look for a simple and easy to remember password because it will be easy to hack. Better create a password with muscle, ie containing numbers, lowercase, uppercase, some symbol if the system allows you and at least 8 characters. Obviously, don’t use the same password in different sites either, because if the hacker compromises the security of one of them, he could access the rest of your digital spaces with the same password.

5. In Social Networks, to improve your security on the Internet the best thing is common sense.

Think twice before sharing certain personal information. Would anything happen if a criminal accesses that information? If the answer is yes, don’t share it.

6.  Don’t download any app that aren’t official and do it better through Google Play or Apple Store.

What did you think, did you already know these recommendations or is it the first time you’ve heard them? In any case, we hope that you will put them into practice and use them to improve your security on the Internet. And if you are looking for professional solutions for your business, we are here to help you 🙂