Cybersecurity Practices to Live By | Stephen Ajulu · Entreprenuer, Writer, Designer & Creator
Keep Personal Information Professional and Limited
Keep Your Privacy Settings On
Practice Safe Browsing
Use a Secure VPN Connection, try ProtonVPN
from the same people who brought you ProtonMail
a secure mail service provider
Be Careful What You Download and Where You Download It From
Choose Strong Passwords(12 characters and more) and use a password manager e.g.
Bitwarden
(our personal favorite) or
1Password
Enable 2 Factor Authentication and use a service like Authy by Twilio
Make Online Purchases From Trusted Sites
Always check that the website you are using uses HTTPS eg https://google.com
.Tip: check for a padlock at the end of the search bar/URL
Be Careful What You Post as it can be used against you
Be Careful Who You Meet Online as there are some with malicious intent
Keep Your Operating System and Software Up To Date, you can use a website like Ninite
Learn how to spot scams and frauds
Always check the link of anything you have been sent be it through email or by a friend. If the domain name is suspicious don’t click it e.g. http://safaricomfreeairtime.net
or http://saffreeoffer.com
or http://freegiftcards.winurl.site/?c=carrefour
and others.
Don’t share your password and other sensitive information even if it’s Google asking for it.
Make sure your computer has a firewall and that it’s on.
Make sure you have a reputable antivirus. Window’s Antivirus has become really good. Try adding Malwarebytes
.
Encrypt your Hard Drive, Mobile Phone and any other data storage. All modern OS have an encryption feature.
Back up your data. They say no matter what you do, you can never have bullet proof security. Backing up your data will prevent misfortunes such as ransomware and others.
Avoid oversharing!
Avoid using free Wi-Fi because attackers can easily make those to steal your data or even tap into them. If you have to, use a VPN or tunneling.
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