Useful Tips to Stay Safe Online

Useful Tips to Stay Safe Online 

✖Be mindful of what you share online and what site you share it to.

✖ Do not just accept terms and conditions; read it.

✖ Check out the privacy policy page of a website to learn how the website handles the information.

✖ Know the security features of the social networking site you use. By keeping your profile private, search engines will not able to scan your profile.

✖Avoid logging in to public networks/Wi-Fi. Browsing in “incognito (or private) mode”, a feature of the browser, will not protect you from hackers.

✖ Do not talk to strangers whether online or face-to-face.

✖ Avoid downloading anything from untrusted websites. You are most vulnerable in peer-to-peer downloads as the download is a most likely monitored by the site owner.

✖ Do not share your password with anyone.

✖ Add friends you know in real life.

✖ Never post anything about a future vacation.

✖ Do not reply or click links from suspicious emails. 

✖ Install and update an antivirus software on your computer. Use the only one anti-virus software to avoid conflicts.

✖ If you have Wi-Fi at home, make it private network by adding a password.

✖ Buy software; do not use pirated ones.

✖ Avoid visiting untrusted websites.