Hartford - Connecticut Better Business Bureau advises consumers and businesses digital start spring cleaning, because the security of your personal and financial information can be stolen hackers .
The identity theft is one of the main concerns of consumers, with good reason. Restoring identity theft can be a long ordeal, complex and may be expensive to look at what on Saturday, which is the tag ID safe.
You may have unknowingly free software or went to a website that slips a virus in your computer downloaded. They can steal your contacts, learn, all user names and passwords and discover your bank, doctor or dentist coordinates that can help achieve disclose by phone or e-mail personal information.
Connecticut spokesman Howard Schwartz Better Business Bureau says that we can lose our files even if our computers are free of malware.
"Hard disk drives have a limited life and can save your files at once corrupt," he said. "A mechanical problem such an accident can ruin your storage unit, and if you lose your laptop or fall, or is lost or stolen, all your photos, valuable videos, emails and documents have disappeared."
Tips accreditation digital spring cleaning
- Keep updated software - these patches and updates often security holes nearby. Install / application and operating system as soon as possible revisions.
- Backup - files - records storage are cheap and in a few minutes they are copies of all files and other media as if it is cut, or if the computer is lost or stolen, you will still have those files.
- Sure smart device - smartphone, tablet and all digital storage devices must be protected with a password and include Tracking - to help software, a lost or stolen device.
- Close the doors with software "digital" - Anti - virus software is of little use if you do not keep your weekly step and scan the device for malware. If the device is not frequently used update and analyzed before they go online.
- Secure your passwords - password Millions and registrations were stolen victims in data breaches and computer fraud often support the same password for multiple accounts use or easy to guess the password. Often password people take a social networking profiles such as animal names or the names of family members. Experts recommend a combination of letters, numbers and symbols in upper and lower case. Password management software is available for free on the Internet. You can generate store passwords, and automatically connect to your favorite websites.
You will find additional useful resources to digital spring cleaning in bbb.org .
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