Friday, February 6, 2009

How to safeguard our personal and financial data?


The internet security issues are always being discussed due to the development of technology and already become major threats in this cyber world. Besides provides convenient, internet also become a channel for illegal activities such as unauthorized access to others information. The following are some of the suggestions that can be used to safeguard our personal and financial data.


First, never reveal your personal or financial information through the phone, mail or internet, unless you have initiated the contact or know whom you are dealing with. Furthermore, do not respond to the web which present as your bank website that requires you to update your personal information because bank will never ask you to update it through the internet.

Secondly, is better to use and maintain anti-virus software and a firewall. This protection help protect yourself against viruses and Trojan horses that may steal or modify the data on your own computer and leave you vulnerable by using anti-virus software and a firewall. Make sure to keep your virus definitions up to date.

Thirdly, try to avoid saving credit card info, bank info, etc on any websites. It is quite risky to save our credit card info on website such as Amazon, eBay to avoid repeatedly type; someone might eventually hack into their database and downloads thousands of credit card numbers, bank account numbers, etc.

Fourthly, It also suggest that remember to log out after access to privacy website such as bank account, mail box or other personal accounts and also log off your personal computer after using it.
Lastly, regularly scan your computer for spyware - Spyware or adware hidden in software programs may affect the performance of your computer and give attackers access to your data. Use a legitimate anti-spyware program to scan your computer and remove any of these files. Some of the anti-spyware software are adware, anti-spy spot, spy spot doctor and etc.

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