STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR COMPUTER SECURITY

STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR COMPUTER SECURITY -

1.Use strong password to your E-mail & social media account -

• There are few things you need to pay attention to when we dealing with setting a good password for your online account. First of all ,don't use the same password in more than one online account ! 
• The reason is quite easy - if one of your online account is hacked ,then others will soon follow.By using different password,you reduce the potential loss you could suffer in case privacy breach take place.
• one of the best step to ensure your online account are not accessed by anyone else,but you is the use 2 step verification methods. Activating this method you will have to enter ,besides your credentials,a code send to your phone.
• using this methods you can protect your private information from social media account or important data from your email account.

2.Stay safe from spyware threat with specialized security solution -

•  first of all the question is - what is spyware?? spyware refers to software which is capable of installing on your computer & starts the opening pop-up windows,& redirect your browser to malicious webpages/website.& can be monitoring your browsing sessions affecting your private internet connections.
• few signs which are --

1. computer is slow when opening the programs or running some application.
2. pop-up new window appear at all the time.
3. a new toolbar may be appeared in your browser.
4. the home page of your browser has been modified.
5. the search engine of your browser has been changed.
6. error msg are start to appear unexpectedly.

• to stay safe from the spyware---

1. use one of the antispyware product available online .A few security solution that removing the spyware from your system such as malwarebyte,spybot search & destroy etc...
2. At the same time simply follow some security practices such as, don't click any suspecious window or any pop-up windows.,don't answer of unexpected answer or simply choose NO.
3. & the most important part is ,Be aware when downloading any application.

3.Keep your operating system & vulnerable application up to date -

• many people reads the many security news regarding the software vulnerability ,but many people don't take these news seriously,since most of the security solution is created for the malicious software.
• But software vulnerability are not something you can ignore,taking the advantage of software vulnerability presnt in the particular/popular program & application is a popular method use by online criminals.
• if you know you use the popular software like JAVA,ADOBE FLASH,ADOBE READER etc or popular web-browser like Mozilla Firefox ,chrome etc.always make sure you have the latest available patches.
• you need to understand that these software solutions are always under threat from criminal minds,so don't relay on your memory & install a dedicated solution to perform these actions for you.

 4. Use standard user account in your windows operating system to go online -

• In windows operating system,different level of rights privileges are available for different user account.
• If you use standard windows account for accessing the internet,you make sure that a piece of malware which could infect your limited user account will not capable of doing great damage to your system.
• Only administrator account can make significant changes to your system ,such as like deleting the important window related files or installing malicious software. If you use the standard account you will have to provide the credentials for administrator account every time you make important.changes.

5.Go online with your secure browser -

• your web browser is the main tool for accessing the internet & you should pay a great deal attention secure it correctly. at the same time ,vulnerabilities from the web-browser are like open invitation to the hackers.By using these open doors ,online criminal attempts to retrieve private data from your system.
• To secure your online privacy ,you can follow these-

1. choose the latest version of your browser & make sure you have latest security patches installed.This important & keep your system secure from online online criminals attacks.
2. incerase your privacy & security setting in your browser.
3. choose the private browsing sessions when you accessing a website you are not sure about.choosing these navigation mode will prevent your browsing session details from being stored.
4. use the secure website for sensitive financial operations.To visit a secure website ,make sure the web starts with "https:// " where the "s" comes from the "secure socket layer" & it indicate that you are connected to the website where data ,which is send & receive is in encrypted format.

6.Don't trust public & free WI-fi networks -

• Be careful when connecting public/free wifi networks.one of the favorite methods used by the online criminal to retrieve your credential by wireless sniffers to access data sent over the unprotected network.
• One way to increase your security is by using "private browsing sessions".
• with the increasing danger of online theft & lack of privacy on popular social platform such as Facebook,you need to safeguard your freedom & protect your activity.One way of keeping your browsing session private & secure is to use a VPN (virtual private network) .

7.Check the link before you click it -

• phishing that are usually done by the email messages that are apparently come from the financial institution or well known banking website. these attempt to retrieve private information from a user provide links in the message that direct the victim to a fake web location,that are controlled by online criminals.
• To make sure you won't infected by clicking on dangerous links -however mouse over the link to see if you are directed to legitimate location. if you suppose to reach your online banking website,but the link indicate "http://freehifro.net "then you should not click on the link.
• To make sure you are going to right direction -use a free tool such as redirect detective.this tool will allow you to see the complete path of the redirected link.Another tool which can provide very helpful checking suspicious link is the reliable URL checker ,VirusTotal.

8.Don't forgot log-out your account -

• Don't simply close your browser when you are done with your financial operation or when you are exit your online account.
• you need to remember that you have to log-out from your online account. If you don't do this ,especially if you are in public location,the next person who are open the facebook account ,for example will access directly your facebook profile.

9.Don't post private information on your social media account -

• Exposing personal details may lead hacker into finding your financial information.

10.Don't access questionable web locations -

• Don't access download content from unknown locations.Access website that are prove to be safe & you know you can trust.
• nevertheless,this is not guarantee you won't infected.Now a days cyber criminals exploits vulnerabilities in legitimate website & inject the malicious code,as to perform drive by attacks on unsuspecting visitors.
• It may be a free screen saver /browsing toolbar that may infect you with keylogger ,that can be specially used for records & send your personal data to cyber criminals.
• To make sure your system is protected  & yor credentials are not exposed ,install a security product. which can detect & stop hackers from stealing valuable information from your system.

                          stay safe!!!!!