The internet impacted our lives massively with a lot of benefits and gains, but the internet also has a dark side where personal privacy has been lost. Our data is the most important and valuable thing we have on our computer or network, as it is unique and includes are personal and confidential files. We don’t want to lose our data or have others view it without the authorization. So here are tips to keep your valuable data safe from getting lost or having unauthorized access.
Have a data backup
It is important to have a data backup every time or anytime you create a new confidential data. It is better to have that backup as early as possible. Use online backup utilities that you can download, or purchase a hard drive where you can store large amounts of your file. Having a backup will help you retrieve data that has been deleted accidentally or have been corrupted.
If you’re not familiar with backups, Professional IT Services can install Cloud Back up on your computer system – this is recommended especially for businesses.
Take precautions when browsing the web
Since users use the internet for mostly browsing, it can also cause harm and big problems for us losing our data. We have to be aware of links or sites we go to or the data we give to some sites who cause malicious activities. Clicking a link with a virus could have an intruder enter your data and see all of it, or it could insert a worm that could eat and delete all your data with you not knowing how to stop it. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Choosing your password
Make sure to not make your name or your birthdate your password, or even anything that you have detailed in your social media accounts or email accounts. It is better to have sentences or phrases even if it’s meaningless. Meaningless but better.
Password protected document
Use a password for each document or file folder you have to ensure safety. It can stop and prevent intruders unless if the intruder has the right tool or skill.
Double-protection system
Have a double protection system for your data, don’t just have one password designate another security layer, making it safer and to add another layer protection from intruders.
Check your installed applications
Make sure your tools, utilities, or other applications in your computer or network are free from viruses or malicious data. Check every installed application first to be sure, do some research or run a system check to be sure. You might not know that you have installed a malicious file, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Purchase an antivirus
Install an antivirus to keep off those intruders away. From time to time, make sure to update your antivirus or purchase a new one. Since intruders or hackers could enhance their skills and create tools that your antivirus could not fight against. So update your antivirus once in a while.
Don’t share accounts
Even if it’s your best friend or sibling do not ever share your account with anyone especially if it provides confidential data or if it will. You may never know if that person will use your account for malicious things because of desperate needs, or if you had a fight with that person, he or she may use that as a weapon to attack you. I’m not telling you to not trust anyone, but you know, sharing them an account could cause you problems.