How to keep your data safe

Nowadays hackers are coming every week with new software which is able to hack and non of the the sites are safe in the world but following these steps we can prevent our system being hack.

Shred

When you throw the item like bills, bank statement, personal documents and receipts that show your personal details like name, address, numbers, etc. Make sure that first you destroy the item and then throw.

Change Password

When you have one or more account then keep changing passwords and pins and set different password and pins for different accounts and be careful when you using public computers to access your personal information.

Stop Spyware

Viruses can harm your Computer and make your important file corrupt so to make them safe buy a good anti-viruses, anti-spam and firewall software to protect your Pc's against unknown viruses and also buy a good spyware software to obtain your personal details. 7 out of 10 Expert recommend Norton Antivirus Software to keep Computer virus free.

Keep off your Wireless Services

Switch off your wireless services like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Switch it on when you need it. Most of the time viruses attack from the wireless services. If you Switch it on your Wifi in public places and you interact with some sites then any nearby person can use Firesheep to see what you are doing so keep your Bluetooth and WiFi by default Switch off and switch it on you need it.

Password Protection

Change password immediately if we feel that the password can be hacked. Don't assign new password similar to old one. Don't choose common passwords like name of family members, friends, pets, Mob no, etc. To create strong password use Mixtures of Characters like alphabets, numeric and special characters.

Backup

In our day to day life Backup is necessary to all because if we loss data or or data get destroy then we can restore them. Backup keep them safe. In case there is no backup and Company hard disk crashes then Company may lead to major loss so Backup is necessary to keep your data safe. Nowadays, All electronics devices supports Backup and cloud storing.

Encryption

Encryption is a process of encoding to convert plain text into cipher text which cannot be easily understood by anyone except intended receiver. For e.g. If we order something over the internet, we sign up the online account and we do transaction and in transaction not only include our names, e-mail address and residential address, but also includes our personal data and identifications. so hackers can misuse the informations so be careful if you do transaction and check the sites whether it is legal or illegal.

Put a Label/sticker over your webcam

There are some criminals hackers that use software tools to turn your webcam without your permissions and make your videos and viral your videos to all over world so simple stick label/sticker when you don't need it.