How to Safeguard Our Personal and Financial Data?

The Internet is a global system of computer networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission to get information from any other computer. Nowadays, the Internet is a public, cooperative, and self-sustaining facility accessible to thousands of millions of people worldwide. Most of the people rely on computers to create, to store and to manage their decisive information through Internet. For example, our personal data are being saved into computers before running online financial transactions such as e-banking in order to save time. Therefore, it is important that users to avoid, or to protect their personal data from loss, damage and misuse. So, there are some suggestions for you to safeguard your personal data as below.









First, you shall not reveal any personal information or particularly passwords to anyone. You must log out properly after running any online transactions before closing the web browsers in order to ensure security.


Second, usernames and passwords are being used to ensure the higher degree of security. You are required to select a longer or the combination of numerical and alphabets as your passwords. Once you select a password, do change it frequently. Do not select your date of birth or plate numbers of your vehicle as your passwords. These are the popular numbers and open to everyone who knows you. You will be in trouble if your ATM card is lost.



Third, install original antivirus or antispyware software such as McAfee, AVG or Kaspersky in order to protect yourself against spywares and viruses which may steal or modify your personal data. Update and scan your personal computer regularly may help you to remove any of the infected files and hidden spywares from your computer.

You are encouraged to use biometrics as a form of identity access management and access control. It can be used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance. There are few types of biometric devices such as fingerprint, face recognition, hand and palm geometry, iris recognition and etc. These biometric devices can ensure the highest degree of security due to a virtually foolproof method of identification and authentication; this is the reason why they are gaining popularity as a security precaution.

Of course, there are no easy to keep an eye on our personal data on frequently. But if we can behave more careful in our daily life activities, then our personal data will be more safety.

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