When you surf the Internet you might be just a click away from becoming next cyber crime victim. Every click matters and wrong click will risk your private information going up for sale on web. Cyber criminals have become stealthy and organised. The Internet black market is worth of millions of dollars. The most common information they steal is credit/debit/prepaid card details, bank account information etc. These groups are using social engineering tactics. According to an estimate, nearly 30 million people fall victim to Cyber crimes. These cyber gangsters moved from isolated individuals to groups now. Cyber espionage is carried out under sponsorship of an group or individual mostly aimed at financial/criminal reasons. Earlier very few people know how to commit a cyber crime, but now we have seen the rise of collective groups, having basic motto to bring down a website. To remain safe, what should deploy safe browsing tactics.
The Tactics Are-
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The Tactics Are-
1. Use up to date security software that offers basic protection and help detect attacks.
2. An antivirus alone won't do, out for two way firewall, password encryption and regular updates.
3. When asked to allow or deny an application, always deny unless you are confident that the site is accessive is authentic.
4. Leave personal posts to people you trust.
5. Configure privacy setting to your social networking profile.
6. Secure your wireless network with a password. Use strong password with combination of letters and numbers upper and lowercase, special characters and change it regularly.
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