5 วิธีเสริมเกราะป้องกันให้ตัวเองในโลกออนไลน์

As one of the many ordinary people, sending emails over the internet may seem as easy. Only just a few breathe, and the message just pop up on the other ends. However, in reality, things cannot be sorted in a simple way – they just can’t. Sending information online takes several steps before reaching its destination. With each time we send the emails, there may be some cyber threats from cyber criminals waiting for the visit. Therefore, the best way to shelter your computer and to explore the internet peacefully is to learn how to defend against cyber threats.

In this article, we will introduce you with 5 simple ways to protect yourself against cyber criminals. At least we will turn into their prey some other days, but not today!

1. Update the OS and Software regularly

Most hacker attacks tend to focus on “vulnerabilities” that programmer did not cover. This affects the security afterwards. Usually, programs themselves will build the wall to block these vulnerabilities through what is known as Software Update. We are probably familiar with this type of update where it is usually displayed on smartphone or a computer. To serve us with the most convenient experience, it also asks for permission to automatically update itself. What we should do is to let it works on its own and should update it regularly.

2. Install a security system

For a bigger picture, computers are like homes that accompany us. As for viruses or Trojan, they are similar to thieves who are ready to take over your valuables whenever your home is found insecure. When we first bought a house, there might be a basic security system installed. However, if we want to add more safety, installing a security program is another interesting option as it is considered as hiring a guard to take care of your house.

these programs can be either free or paid versions. The recommended program is Firewall, a program that filters information that runs through the network in the computer system. It will block information access to any suspicious traffic. The Firewall is served as a surveillance unit on the airport.

3. Use a strong enough password

We might wonder why setting long passwords is so highly advised in cyber security industry. There is one cyber-attack called Brute Force Attack in which it will try to guess a password until it finds the right the right one. Also, there is a dictionary cyber-attack that randomly guesses passwords depicted from the dictionary. Surely, if we set a password too short and easy to guess, the information is sure in a concerning state. What we should do is to make a strong password by containing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters such as “@” and “!”. To make it even better, a password with a length of 13 digits will sure require criminals some time to crack it down.

4. Using MFA for additional security

In addition to using strong and hard-to-guess passwords, the use of 2FA (2-Factor Authentication) or MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) is another recommended option. Usually, when logging into something, just filling in the Username and Password will be enough to protect the sensitive information in this era of rapidly evolving threats, so we need a system to authenticate us which is 2FA

The popular 2FA is the use of OTP in the banking app when we are making transaction on the web page. The system will send a 6-digit code to our phone – another type of 2FA

5. Never forget to back up your data

Following all four recommended methods above does not guarantee 100% safety. what we can do to protect our data is to back up the data. The recommended service is the Cloud because it is a large server with very tight protection. Google Drive, for example, is considered a very good service.

Even if we are attacked by Ransomware, it will not cause too much damage as we have backed up all the data. After Formatting the PC, we are ready to re-upload the backed-up data on the PC again.

Above these 5 simple methods, there are many other ways to strengthen security online. However, would not it be better if we have someone monitor our computer security 24 hours a day?

Cyber Elite Company Limited is ready to provide advice and assistance in dealing with cyber threats of various organizations to keep your organization safe from threats that will happen to your organization.

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