Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Awareness

1. Check It Before You Click It
Anytime you are online, you need to make sure you don’t click on links that are suspicious.
Remember, malicious links can put you at risk for scams, attacks, and fraud.

2. Use Two-Factor Authentication
You always want to make sure you use strong passwords online, but it’s critically important to add extra protection by using two-factor authentication.

3. Watch Out for Phishing Scams
Phishing attacks can happen when you least expect it and that’s why it’s one of the most popular cybersecurity threats for you to fall prey to. In a phishing attack, a hacker will pose as someone you may know and try to get you to click on a malicious link that will cause important credentials to be exposed or open software that infects the recipient’s system with a virus.

4. Always Use A Secure Network
You always want to make sure to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). This will ensure that the traffic between your device and the VPN server is encrypted. Taking this security measure will make it much more difficult for a cybercriminal to access your data on your device.

5. Make It A Habit To Back Up Your Data
Back it up on a physical location and on the cloud. Remember, malicious threats and hackers don’t always want to steal your data, but sometimes the end goal is to encrypt or erase it. Back it up to have an ultimate recovery tool.

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