maybe it's actually a good time to drop
a little friendly reminder to ensure
that everything connected in your world
is protected
and welcome to cyber news I'm Mike here
with my regular cyber security 101
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video just saying now protecting all of
your online accounts and your precious
data has never been more important
especially during cyber security
Awareness Month 2022 you see cyber
criminals are perfecting their tactics
every year and with that you should be
looking at ways of protecting yourself
as well I mean this year alone saw a
bunch of colossal breaches and leaks and
looking forward to 2023 yeah it does not
look like things are going to be any
different from scraping 500 million
LinkedIn users data and then selling it
online to 9 million customers data being
exposed yeah businesses and individuals
are learning the importance of cyber
security the hard way okay so how to
stay safe online well as an individual
there are various threats to look out
for so I'm going to run through some of
the more prevalent ones real quick a
common attack Vector for cyber criminals
is spam emails or phishing attacks this
means you click a link in an email and
Bam you
Trojan spyware ransomware it's all
deployed right there on your device many
victims have lost access to not only
their devices but their prized data
through these types of attacks
third-party ads are also a culprit you
know the ones that pop up on the side as
you browse and then once clicked they
can often redirect you to malicious
sites or sometimes just directly infect
your computer with malware
then there are DDOS attacks and general
hacking despite usually targeting
businesses ddocs attacks climbed 203
percent in the first half of 2021 and
generally malicious actors will gain
unauthorized access to your device
through a vulnerability and then steal
your data this can sometimes happen
because you've used a weak or reused
password across various accounts which
is a total no-go and a piece of cyber
security advice that many experts
already warn you about right you know
who you are then fishing and spoofing
are something you should look out for
basically they're about luring the
victim to give up personal information
themselves like say you receive an email
supposedly from a colleague asking for
company information or a password that
they've misplaced a Facebook message
from a friend or maybe you've opened up
a spoof version of your favorite website
you know maybe you did it by accident
who knows but they all have one purpose
to trick you into offering up sensitive
information be it banking credentials
email addresses or whatever else the
Cyber criminal needs to create a profile
emulating you now another area that's
often overlooked Wi-Fi eavesdropping I
get it desperate times call for
desperate measures we all need to jump
on Wi-Fi real fast but using public
Wi-Fi means your connection is unsecured
meaning a cyber criminal could eavesdrop
on your online Communications or worse
off gain access to your system
altogether and you see the consequences
of not having cyber security products or
even choosing the wrong ones are grave
with Untold companies storing sensitive
data without proper protection now
that's why I'll run through some online
privacy and security tools that you
should get this year if you want to
avoid falling prey to a cyber criminal
but first a little quick side note if
you need specific provider
recommendations after this online
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okay now if you want to avoid suspicious
websites that could infect your device
leak your banking credentials across the
web or if you just want to protect all
of your devices in real time well then
an antivirus is a must and generally a
lot of the free ones won't have the
real-time protection or the strong
firewalls that you need so you need to
be sure to do your research and get the
stuff that works for you and as we
mentioned online tracking by your ISP
your government or whoever is a serious
threat to your privacy and the dangers
of public Wi-Fi can be avoided with a
reputable VPN provider there are even
more advantages to using a VPN but a
reputable VPN is the answer to how to
protect your online data it secures your
connection by using encryption and
making it nearly impossible for a cyber
criminal to intercept your connection
and if you're looking to secure all of
your online accounts and their data one
of the most recommended tools is a
trustworthy password manager these not
only store passwords but they can
generate really good ones too and they
make the whole account login process
more secure and way more streamlined a
lot of password managers can also alert
you if your credentials end up on the
dark web and some can even let you
securely send passwords when you need to
now for the true privacy Seekers out
there who might be looking to avoid
Google altogether you should consider an
anonymous browser or even an anonymous
email service that's going to help
maximize your anonymity as you browse
and register your online accounts oh and
also you should also enable 2fa or MFA
multi-factor authentication on all of
your relevant accounts okay so look this
is just a quick introduction to cyber
security and I cannot tell you that
every tool on the market is worth your
hard-earned dollar and heck I can't even
say that just one one tool alone could
be a one-time be-all fix so please be
sure to practice good cyber hygiene to
begin with and then keep your eyes
peeled for anything suspicious and when
you're ready invest in various tools
that work in conjunction with each other
for the best chance of safeguarding all
aspects of your Digital Life alright
have you tried any of my recommended
tools here do you have any national
cyber security awareness tips let's hear
them go explore more of our thoughtful
content because it's always a good time
to learn about cyber security
fundamentals and that is a wrap for me
I'm gonna see you in the next one