With the insurgent rise in internet insecurity and high record of email hacking, now is not the time to take online security for granted. It takes just a few careless mistakes for one to lose his social media account and emails to cyber criminals these days. Everyone is looking for the perfect method to protect their accounts from being hacked, but the fact remains that the best way to stay secure on the internet is not to take online security for granted.
If you are confused at this stage and would really like to know some solid reasons you should take online security as important as you would your private affairs, then stay tuned as I share them below.
To Save Your Reputation Online
One of the most dreaded after effects of losing access to your email account and social media accounts to online hackers is how quickly these unscrupulous bandits can ruin your image from using your account to post sexually harassing stuffs on your Facebook wall to using your twitter account to post things that are not true about you.
Most of the time, this can be done in retaliation to an unknown offence committed by the victim. I’m pretty certain you don’t what any of this to be done with your Facebook and twitter account. The best way to this is to use preventive measures such as using stronger passwords, hiding your keyboard when typing passwords in public places and deleting your browsing history after using a public computer to check you emails and you other accounts.
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To Guard Your Privacy
You also know that anyone who’s able to gain access to your email accounts and other social media accounts literally has all your private information in their digital palms. You are the only one who can determine how important your privacy is to you, and so you should be able to do anything to guard it.
To be able to guard your private life confidently, you need to have strong measures to keep hackers from gaining access to any of your online accounts. Don’t spear an effort to strengthen the intensity of your password. And always use security questions that are not easily known to others.
Avoid Being Robbed
Finally one other good reason you should strive to stay secure online is to avoid being robbed. When your bank account gets hacked, the next thing the hacker will do is wire your money to his account. Many individuals and companies have been hacked and have ultimately lost thousands or millions to hackers.
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The best way to prevent this is by monitoring what goes on with your computer, know when your password has been compromised and act quickly by changing it. With the use of Norton 360 premier and Norton antivirus you can protect your computer from intrusion and also protect your accounts from phishing. Programs like these always have discount codes and coupons to help users get them for cheaper rate.
Great article! Being an older IT guy, I am finding people just do not get it when it comes to the security aspect of the computer until it is too late. I especially like the section on “To Save Your Reputation Online”. The new generation is being brought up under the umbrella that it is ok to give it all away.
Again… Enjoyed the article.
Rick
Nice of you to drop by Rick 🙂
Rick, thanks for the comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the article 🙂
I have said it before I grew up before the internet that we know today existed. When it first came about it was exciting and booming. Now years later it is still interesting, but I am not so quick to jump into anything like I would have back in the early internet day. Security and privacy are becoming major concerns.
Thanks for expressing your thoughts, Ray 🙂 .
You’ve done a great job explaining it. It’s a little bit hard to figure out what security program work better than others. Thanks for the excellent tips.
Thanks for the comment Becca! I’m glad you find the tips in the article useful.