How to safeguard our personal and financial data?

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Do you think using online services is just too darn risky? How do we safeguard our data? The manner of protection often depends on what kind of data we are safeguarding, how important or sensitive it is to us.

The following tips to help protect both our personal and financial data by protecting the computer systems that handle our data.
  1. Install a firewall- A firewall is a software program designed to allow good people in and keep bad people out. Most new computers come with intergrated into their opening system.

  2. Install and update antispyware and antivirus programs- Protect yourself against viruses and trojan horses that may steal or modify the data on your own computer and leave you vulnerable by using antivirus software. Eg, Symantec and Norton Antivirus and other popular choices.

  3. Don't open mystery attachment- Never open an attachment or click on a link sent to you by an unknown party. Attachments can contain viruses and links can lead unsuspecting users to dummy sites where they are asked to input financial information.

  4. Update your browser- Updating your browser on a regular basis can help plug up security holes, so make it a habit.

  5. Avoid accessing financial information in public- Resist logging on to check your bank balance when working from a coffee shop that offers wireless access. These systems are convenient, but also unknown. Casual users have no way of assessing how sturdy their firewalls are.

Below are tips on how to safeguard your data.

  1. Password that protect your access- Using a strong password or pass-phrase to protect access to your data.

  2. Identify where the data is stored- Having a specific places within your network or computers where you stored sensitive data. Those network shares, hard drives, servers, or system folder can then have specific protection methods used to keep them more secure.

  3. Limit physical access- Whenever possible, store sensitive data on devices that are physically secure. Only authorized individuals can access to it.
  4. Temporary data storage- If you need to store sensitive data temporarily on a memory stick, laptop, or other devices, remove that data from the device when you have finished. Ensure that data has been completely erased!

  5. Use seperate local or network account- By using seperate accounts individuals can be assigned very specific access rights and previleges. Using seperate account with differing access levels limits the potential for accidental or malicious data exposure.

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