Awareness on Cyber Safety

Let’s face it, that we are living in a cyber society, so we need to stop ignoring or pretending that cyber crimes and frauds will stop affecting us.

Awareness #1: Be realistic about your online presence-

Don't say, "it can't happen to me", understand one thing clearly that if you have money, data in the form of username, password, email or if you are working, then you are e-vulnerable and your chances of being targeted in the form of cyber frauds or crimes is pretty high.

Awareness #2: "Juice Jacking"-should you plug that- Mobiles have became smart and sophisticated in the past decade, and so have the forms of cyber crimes. One popular crime is with Juice-Jacking where the user becomes a victim and is cyber-abused by using the USB cables which acts both as a data transfer and power charging mediums.

You are advised to avoid using public USB power charging stations in airports, hotels, and other locations as they might contain dangerous malware, while as a user you might think that you are only charging your mobile device. This cable has the capability of transferring data resulting to Data theft and Malware installation in your smart device.

Awareness #3: Trace your digital Footprints-

Putting it simply, a digital footprint is the record or trail left by the things you do online. Be it your social media activity, the information on your personal website, your browsing history, your online subscriptions, photo galleries and videos you’ve uploaded — just about all your online presence with your name on it is your e-footprint

So it is recommended to do an inventory of your digital footprint. Firstly pen done the list of all online accounts and revisit them and set strong passwords for them again. Delete the accounts you haven’t used in the past 6 months. Decluttering your e-closet actual feels goooood.... and makes you digitally protected.

Awareness #4: Automatic Software updates for free

Keep all your Software and Operating Systems up to date with the feature of Auto Software Updater ON. The security gaps of a software or operating system are usually fixed with the updates and patches, which will enable your installed programs to be up-to-date at all times. ...The updates not only patch security holes, they also add new features and improve existing ones. Remain auto-updated so that you don't fall behind the times.

Awareness Tip #5: Do you https?

HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is an encrypted version of HTTP, which is the main protocol used for transferring data over the World Wide Web.

The 's' in https in a website indicates that it can securely handle your data? Check if it starts with https. The added “s” is key here which prevents any eavesdroppers from intruding into your privacy. A website starting with https encrypts the data you put in the website and the data you get from it, so that no one can eavesdrop or tamper with the data flow. If a website doesn’t start with https, then don’t give that website any confidential info like card details, Aadhar number, address, etc.).

- 25th May 2021

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