10 Tips for a Total Online Security
With the sudden rise in the Internet usage across the globe over the past few years, there has also been a rise in the amount of online scams and frauds. Today, most of the Internet users are unaware of the most prevailing online threats which pose a real challenge for their safe Internet usage. As a result, Online Security has become a questionable factor for the most Internet users.
However, it is still possible to effectively combat online insecurity provided that, the users are well aware of the common scams and frauds and know how to protect themselves. A study shows that over 91% of the Internet users are unaware of the online scams and are therefore worried about their security. If you are one among those 91%, then here is a list of 10 tips to ensure your total online security.
Always install a good antivirus software and keep it up-to-date. Also install a good anti-spyware to keep spyware away from your computer.
Always visit known and trusted websites. If you are about to visit an unknown website, ensure that you do not click on those untrusted links and banners.
Perform a virus scan on the files/email attachments that you download before executing them.
Regularly update your operating system and browser software. For a better security, it is recommended that you surf the Internet through the latest version of your browser program.
Never share your password (email, bank logins etc.) with any one for any reason. Choose a strong password (A blend of alphanumeric+special symbols) and change it regularly, eg. every 3 months. Avoid using easy-to-guess passwords. (ex. pet’s name or kid’s name)
Always type the URL of the website in your browser’s address bar to enter the login pages.
Before you enter your password on any login page, ensure that you see https instead of http in your browser’s address bar. Example. https://mail.google.com instead of
http://mail.google.com. HTTPS protocol implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and provide better security than a normal HTTP. For more information on HTTPS and SSL see Know More About Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).Beware of phishing emails! Do not respond to any email that request you to update your login details by clicking on a link in the body of the email. Such links can lead to Fake Login Pages (Spoofed Pages). For more information on phishing refer What is Phishing?. Also refer my other post on How to Protect an Email Account from being Hacked.
Always hit the logout button to close your login session rather than abruptly terminating the browser window. Also, clear your web browser caches after every session to remove the temporary files stored in the memory and hard disk of your PC.
Avoid (Stop) using any public computers or computers in the Internet cafes to access any sensitive/confidential information. Also, avoid such computers to log in to your email/bank accounts. On a public computer, there is every chance of spyware and malware infections to be present.
By following the above 10 tips, your online security can be guaranteed up to 90%. I hope this information will help my readers for keeping themselves safe from any of the online insecurities. Cheers! Pass your comments.
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@srikanth
One question…
How can i know, whether any spyware running on my system or not?
And someone said that press ctrl+shift+alt+anykey then it will show if any were found on the pc…
@ funcky
You should use an antispyware. There is no way you can find it’s presence from the Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del) since spywares have the ability to hide themselves from task manager.
@srikanth
Thank you…
Waiting for the next post..
Try to use Secure Portable web browser in cyber Cafe, it means these webbrowser will protect your identity and privacy and always use virtual keyboard when your accessing your bank account outside.
Hey , thanks
anyway I suggest you to create a forum .
Well good tut Srikanth.
and wat u say about the Wireshark. Does it help about knowing that wether our pc is spywared or backdoored, Wireshark need a very professional person to analyse the traffic.
Hey Thanks for posting such a nice and informative article.Nice post having excellent contents.I have been searching for this type of posts.Thank you so much for sharing.Keep posting.When it comes to security, no method is 100 percent effective, however. That’s why experts say it takes several types of safeguards to adequately protect a computer.The tips mentioned are very helpful.Thanks a lot once again.
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hi srikanth bhai
how CAN i retrieve my hacked gmail account none of the retrival procedures by google worked !! i dunno how they hacked i had very stong password
by the way do you know how to crack md5 hash!!!! if yes please start ab post on that !! .
Thanks in advance ~!~!~!~
HI..man your tips are very useful..Don’t stop sending ur posts,take care…
is enybody can help me?one of my close frnd hacked my account..i donno how to hack??
1.How 2 test da strength of an antivirus software?
hi..
ur information are very useful…
keep on going…
Num 6. is generaly a bad idea. Any connection that is being established of non-SSL at first is vulnerable to attack, even if mail.google.com does later try to redirect to a HTTPS connection a sniffer on a local network(public, unsecure/badly secured wireless,…) can still do a MITM attack by stripping the HTTPS connections and therefor be abble to sniff traffic between the client and the server.
Which is still ok if u follow up point number 7, but really, are you going to check always if it says https? Or are you going to forget it from time to time? Better get used to typing https://, it’s just one keystroke more.
nice work sri……..
yeah i agree with these points…and its a good idea to install a anti-spyware along with a anti-virus….lately i’ve been able to block many suspecious actions occuring in my PC using the anti-spyware which was not detected by any antivirus….
hello … thanx 4 your informative tips.. this was easy for me to protect my
internet connection. i am a 14 yr old gurl.. and i have more intrest on computers and this website gohacking is the easiest way for me to get the info’s. thanx a lot
The above tips are useful
Can you give me example of some “Secure Portable web browser” & the best technique to speed up download tips ?
thanks for site ke liye
helo…….. thanks 4 nice tips. i wanna know how to access blocked web sites like if orkut or facebook is blocked on my pc by server
Thanks man i had great time!!!
reading this article……
Please suscribe more information…………….
:-p
Thank you for your information.
i also suggest to use virtual keyboard for typing passwords in net cafe or browsing center to protect from key logger.
keep it up dude
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I use my laptop well but i don’t know what the C++ is!!!
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