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Beware of phishing

Phishing is way of imitating the original website or app using a clone site to harvest credentials or spread viruses and malware. Phishing is done in different ways the most advanced type of phishing can bypass the two-step authentication without you knowing. ( to know more on how two-step verification is bypassed click here) Typical phishing method: 1 . In this method the hacker create a clone of website which need to be send to the victim. 2 . He tries to create a website having domain similar to original website. 3 . He then create a e-mail id which seem to be legitimate as a professional one. 4 . Then he sends the web-page to the victim by e-mail. 5 . When the victim open the mail and uses it to login the credentials of the web-page is posted to the hacker. Tips to avoid phishing: 1 . Do not login with the links send through the e-mail or messages from unknown mailer. 2 . Try to take a look at ...

Protect yourself from being hacked

Hacking is the way in which the hacker gains access to data in computer or smart phone without the victim knowledge. There have been a increase in data leaks in recent days which is caused by the carelessness of people. Suggestion for preventing such activities are 1 . Always read the data collection policy of any website or apps you use before signing in or installing. 2 . Make yourself aware of the latest methods of hacking. 3 . Always don't save your passwords in browsers. 4 . Make sure you don't use any phishing site to login. (To know more on phishing click here ) 5 . Try to use the antivirus software which detect phishing site and warns you. 6 . Don't share you login credentials in unknown new site. 7 . Don't try to install apps from third party site other than googleplay. 8 . Regularly scan you computer for any virus or malware. 9 . Check your downloads for any recently downloaded unwanted files. 10 . If computer or smart phone is hacked or you doub...

Being secure online

Privacy has become a major problem in today's online world so in order to maintain privacy and use the web services in more better way use these ideas. 1 . Don't share any personal information online. 2 . Be sure about the website for which you grant allow cookies permission 3 . Make sure you change you password frequently. 4 . Always  it is better to activate two-step authentication in all social networking sites. 5 . Never trust any email from unknown mail-id. 6 . Always have a backup mail-id to login to account in case of account being compromised(hacked). 7 . Try to use review website to know more about the website which you use for shopping. 8 . Try to differentiate the real website from phishing sites using the url. 9 . Never provide any sensitive information to third party website while using social media sites. 10 . Try to read the terms and conditions on how you data is used in any website you prefer to sign up. These are most essential ideas you can foll...

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