In the present time where people are doing work from home it is important to keep the devices safe and secure in order to prevent a big loss.In this blog we will be focusing on top practices that will help you to be far from hackers/cyber attackers.
Top 8 practices that you must follow to secure your laptop/computer from Cyber Attackers/ Hackers:-
1. Install antivirus and keep it up to date.
2. Install a firewall
A firewall is a device which is used for network security. A firewall blocks all the paths for attackers who do attempts to gain access to your computer. It can also protect your device from malwares, trojans and some viruses.
3. Keep updating all the other softwares
It is necessary for all the softwares to be updated as the company provides new updates. Updating software updates contains fixes and improvements which can help your pc/ laptop be away from bugs and intruders.
4. Don't install cracked versions or banned versions from any random site.
The reason why any software/ application is removed is it is because it either has some bugs or it can cause any legal trouble. And if the software/ application are made available on any website after being removed from the respective software store there are maximum chances that the new scripts are installed that can leak your data.
5. Don't open unknown emails/ attachments/ links
We can recieve any kind of emails, messages
that claim that we can earn a huge amount of money or try to get our attention over that. But mostly these may be a trick to steal our banking credentials or any other important data.
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6. Don't believe on false messages that you receive on any social media platform.
Today we recieve many messages on social media that claim we can win a car, get OTT free for any duration of time or any kind of shopping links. The first thing you need to understand is no company will ever give any thing for free and the next thing is check the domain. Most of the fake websites have random or sub domains used where the Non It people get fooled. If the website has any other domain name than ".com" such as ".cc","xyz" or any local domain then never trust on the website.
7. Beware using pre-owned device.
If you are not from a IT background you must be aware that many remote softwares are available that can be installed in your device before handing over to you. These softwares may have all the access such as using your camera, accessing your documents and many other. In such cases get the laptop checked from a IT professional and to be in the safer side format the laptop.
8. Common methods to keep in mind.
The few command methods that you need to keep in mind is keep the wifi off if it's not in use , because if it gets connected to a public wifi network the data can be exploited. Explaination:- When a device gets connected to wifi IP address of the device is visible which can be used to exploit the data. Also consider keeping bluetooth, hotspot, multicast and location services off..
