Safer Internet Day: 6 Tips for Browsing Safely
February 07, 2017
On Safer Internet Day, discover 6 tips for browsing online safely and avoid cyber attacks such as phishing or ransomware.
There are more and more online attacks, on both business and personal devices. In addition, according to Norton, 35% of users have at least one unprotected device, which leaves all the others connected through the same accounts equally vulnerable to ransomware attacks, malicious websites or phishing attacks. However, there are some tips you can follow for safer browsing, protected from most of these cyber attacks.
6 Tips for Safer Browsing
1 - Change passwords regularly
To minimise the risk of password theft, passwords should be strong (that is, made up of a combination of at least 10 upper and lower case characters, letters, symbols and numbers) and should be changed regularly. In addition, you should avoid using the same password for all accounts. That way, if a password is stolen, your other accounts will remain safe.
2 - Do not open unknown attachments