Cyber Security | Tips on Safeguarding your data

Tips on safeguarding your Data 

Do you know what data your device have? What Information is stored in your mobile? Knowing that data/ information is the first step to protect your data. 

Do you know some data might have stored at somewhere at someone's machine? Do you know someone tracks your data ? Someone is keeping eye on you. 

Remember, your data are being sold at Black market/ Dark Web at cheap prices with the hackers. 

Below are the type of data basically attracts strangers:

• Credit/Debit Card/ CVV Number
• Social Security Number
• Address
• Health Data
• Text Messages
• Social Networking Messages
• Web history
• Bank Account Number/ online User name 
• Contacts
• Call history
• Current Location
• Recent location
• e-Commerce sites visit
• Products purchased
• Products with wish list
• Deleted data
• Financial transaction/ Tax information
• And many.....

Now you can check out what data is not in your device.

So minimize the risk of transmitting those data to hackers end. 

Tune in to good practices from Cyber security advisories. 

Keep some items in Confidential.

Similarly note few tips below;

• Its advised that don't share your personal information on social media. If you do let check your privacy settings. Check with whom its shared. 
• Sharing your sensible data such as Address, phone number, Aaddhar Number, Social Security Number, Photo, Date of Birth makes a stalker to misuse those and gives a chance to a hacker to guess your password.
• Don't share copy of PAN, DL and other documents to unknown. 
• Never share your OTP with anyone else.
• Never Share your password.
• Do not click at unknown links or attachments. 
• Do not use auto fill forms for online form filling, just do type.
• Do not allow the prompt of browser to save your password.
• Never use cybercafe for using social media account.
• Always keep your location/GPS turned "off".

Tune up for more updates..

-DR