This is the seventh in a series of 12 tips to help you improve your online safety. Even though we’re talking about staying safe online, “old-school” methods such as posters and leaflets have their place in raising awareness, and providing targeted information. Posters Posters can be a great part of a security awareness programme – Read more about Tip – use security posters and leaflets[…]
This is the sixth in a series of 12 tips to help you improve your online safety. If you’ve been reading the other tips so far, you’ll know the recommendations of: using a different password for each site using a password manager letting an automated password creator suggest a password for you. SplashData have done Read more about Tip – check you’re not using one of these passwords[…]
This is the fifth in a series of 12 tips to help you improve your online safety. Data breaches are becoming more and more common Even if you’re responsible with keeping your information secure, it seems that not every company who has your details is able to hold on to them securely. Deloitte – data Read more about Tip – check if your account was in a data breach[…]
This is the fourth in a series of 12 tips to help you improve your online safety. Schedule firmware updates Hopefully you’re in the practice of regularly applying patches to your computer(s) and mobile devices. It’s also best practice to check for updates to your Wi-Fi router firmware. 2017 saw exploits such as KRACK and Read more about Tip – secure your home Wi-Fi – part 2[…]
This is the third in a series of 12 tips to help you improve your online safety. Change the administrator password (and username if you can) Sites like DefaultPassword.com are really handy if you need to reset a device and no longer have the manual to hand, but are similarly handy to hackers. Disable WPS Read more about Tip – secure your home Wi-Fi – part 1[…]
This is the second in a series of 12 tips to help you improve your online safety. At this time of year, perhaps you’ve just created (or been given) a photo calendar – a good reminder of how important photos and other key documents are. If your device is infected by a virus, malicious software Read more about Tip – back up your data[…]
This is the first in a series of 12 tips to help you improve your online safety. Choose a unique password for each online account My office password's been hacked. That's the third time I've had to rename the cat. — Liz Buckley (@liz_buckley) December 12, 2013 Rather than rename the cat, use a website Read more about Tip – secure your online accounts[…]