Be Your Own Security Expert
Security tips we should all be following. (This page is work in progress.)
Summary
Modern computers and mobile devices store vast amounts of information, some of it sensitive, and yet more of our data is in "the cloud", held by corporations such as Facebook and Google. Just as we've learned that keeping a front door key under the door mat might not be a good idea, there are important and not always obvious lessons we need to learn about keeping our digital lives safe. This page covers the basics.
Security Top Tips
Google carried out research comparing the top security tips given by security experts with the top security measures general users believed were important, and found worrying differences, as shown below.
| Non-Security Expert | Security Expert | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use antivirus software | |
| 2 | Use strong passwords | |
| 3 | Change passwords often | |
| 4 | Only visit websites you know | |
| 5 | Don't share personal information |
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