| In this article, you will learn to avoid all the silly mistakes | | | | 1. Passwords should not make much logical sense and |
| most computer owners make and expose their | | | | have minimum of 8 characters- this will make it hard to |
| computers and personal information open to cyber | | | | guess. |
| attacks. You'll also discover why is it important to | | | | 2. Use types of characters allowed- lower case, upper |
| change your passwords frequently and have | | | | case, numbers, symbols, special, etc. |
| up-to-date firewall and antivirus program. | | | | 3. Change your passwords frequently, the more |
| Emails- the best and most simple rule to protect your | | | | frequent the better. |
| computer from email cyber attacks is: if you don't | | | | 4. Under no circumstance give out your password to |
| know the sender, be very careful and never open any | | | | anybody. |
| file attached to it. Sometimes even your friends may | | | | In addition to the above cyber attack prevention tasks, |
| send you phishing emails against unwittingly because | | | | for full computer protection it is very important to have |
| their computer has been attacked and the email is | | | | good Firewall and maintain up-to-date antivirus |
| forwarded to you without their approval. | | | | program. |
| Very simple but effective protection is "When in | | | | Firewalls- they protect your computer form the outside |
| Doubt- Delete". Your friend will understand. | | | | cyber world by filtering potentially dangerous data to |
| Common signs include phishing hyperlinks and | | | | enter your computer. They stop unauthorised data, |
| messages that urge you to open the attached file. | | | | usually form internet or emails, while data from trusted |
| Passwords- passwords are just like door key and | | | | sources is allowed in. |
| they are used to protect our virtual belongings stored | | | | Up-to-date antivirus software- good antivirus software |
| on our computer. They should be very difficult to | | | | is "must have" for all computers. Antivirus software is |
| duplicate or steal by cyber criminals, just like door key | | | | like immunization to humans, it prevents malicious |
| that we always store in secure location. | | | | software of entering and potentially damaging your |
| Very important and effective rule to keep our | | | | computer. |
| passwords safe is: Never share your password with | | | | These programs have been created and designed to |
| anyone, use different passwords for different for | | | | protect your computer against known viruses. |
| different places and constantly change your | | | | Therefore, it is critical to keep your antivirus program |
| passwords. | | | | up-to-date to protect your computer form newly |
| Here are some proven effective rules to make | | | | created cyber attacks. |
| passwords: | | | | |