Security has been in the headlines recently with the launch of the UK Cyber Security Challenge. This initiative has been put in place to try and find security talent in the UK.
With this in mind we asked Cyber Security expert Av Sunner for his top tips for cyber security for you and your company:
“Everything from paying bills to phone calls to distant relatives can now be done online. People save some of their most important documents, photos and financial information electronically — and seem to be more organised than ever. Meanwhile people may be cyber aware and on the cutting edge of digital culture, they may not be cyber secure.
With a growing number of people online for a significant portion of every day, it’s not surprising that more people are particularly visible and vulnerable targets of cyber criminals. Often, a healthy dose of common sense and knowledge about threats are the first step.
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Keep these 10 tips in mind as you get on the path to becoming cyber savvy.
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1. Â Â Protect your personal information
2. Â Â Create complex and lengthy passwords that include letters, numbers and symbols. Be sure to change them often
3. Â Â Don’t use cyber cafes or free network points to conduct private business
4. Â Â Set your security software, operating system and browser to update automatically
5. Â Â Conduct transactions only on secure sites. Look for “shttp” or “https” in the URL
6. Â Â Use privacy, safety and other settings on social networks
7. Â Â Back up important information regularly, to keep your music, photos and work protected
8. Â Â Physically protect your computer, too. If you wouldn’t leave your credit card unattended in a public location, you shouldn’t leave your computer either
9. Â Â Report cyber-crimes
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Remember it is our shared responsibility to stay cyber secure.”
