Cyber Awareness

Background

With the development of multifarious usage of the internet and its related benefits, the concept of cyber crimes has also grown manifold. New and powerful cyber-attacks are striking the internet regularly. A minor lapse in managing our digital lives can open the door to cyber criminals. Cyber criminals can steal our money or damage our reputation.

Cyber criminals have been found mostly to use social engineering tools, like, fraudulently asking bank account holders to reveal their credit/debit cards details, alluring online users to deposit some amount or provide bank details to withdraw award/lottery money, blocking of Aadhaar card etc. Unfortunately, people fall into their trap despite various warnings issued by banks and the police department and people lose their money in no time.

According to a study by a leading industry research organization, 90% of all cyberattacks are caused by human negligence. Therefore, cyber security awareness is essencial for everyone today.

Cyber Awareness
  • Be cautious of Fake Apps
  • Stop Trusting forwarded messages
  • Think before you post anything publicaly.
  • Search about cyber frauds over internet
  • Change your passwords regularly
  • Use strong passwords :
    • Use minimum 6 characters in your password
    • Don't use common words in your password viz. your name surname etc.
    • use atleast one captial, one small letter in combination with one or more digits and and special charcters. e.g. YourSecretPassword@02#91
    • Avoid using same password for multiple devices or accounts
    • Never disclose your password with anyone
    • Change your password time to time
  • Avoid public wifi for financial transactions
  • Never share your ATM password or any OTP used for financial transactions
  • Proctect and Aware your children about :
    • Cyber bullying
    • Cyberstalking
    • Dangerous online games
  • Always logout from any website you logged in once you are done with your work over there
  • Regularly monitor your bank account
  • Monitor activity of applications installed on your mobile : like is it tracking you location actively without your permission
  • Install a good antivirus and firewall software
  • Check privacy and policies of the social media services you are using
  • Be aware of fake look a like websites
  • Don't belive anything you see online
  • Your videos and voice maybe recorded while you are video calling or voice calling which can be used for balckmailing later
  • Always use a trusted source for installig applications on your mobile or computer
  • Banks never call you for your personal information or your bank account, debit card and credit card details.
  • Verify the genuineness of the compnay you are applying for job
  • keep your web browser (Google chrome, Mozilla Firefox etc) updted
  • Be careful while clicking email links
  • Do not keep your system unattended
  • Always keep backups of you systems
  • Use Two factor authentication
  • Check authenticity of any Govt Job advertisement thoroughly
  • Do not share your personal information over social media.
  • Be aware of fake KYC requests
  • Be Cyber Smart, Stay Cyber Safe
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