Here is the some basic ways to be protected from cyber attack and being hacked. I hope these ways inform you how to protect your computer.
1. Do not give your network computer’s password to anyone. Not even to your network system administrator.
1. Do not give your network computer’s password to anyone. Not even to your network system administrator.
2. Do change the passwords very
often.
3. Make a difficult password to
guess.
4. Do not write and keep your
password everywhere there. Never save your password in a file in your computer.
Just remember it in your mind.
5. Do not leave the computer
alone while it is on.
6. If someone needs to use your
computer, log off from the computer first and give him to use.
7. If anything seems wrong in
your computer, get help from your network administrator.
8. Never store your personal and
important files in your ‘home’ directory of the network.
8. With a view to sharing an
important file with your colleague you never make your whole home directory as
‘shared’ folder. Copy those files in to a common folder and share that folder
only. After the colleague copies the file immediately delete that folder.
9. In any circumstance, you
should not leave important files in common folders.
10. If you do not have enough system
administrators’ knowledge, do not install any application in your computer. Do
not download programs from internet or copy programs from CDs.
11. Never download unnecessary
audio, video, images from internet. These are the common route for viruses.
12. At the time of working hours
avoid using Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger or any other instant messengers to
chat with unofficial persons. You may however use them to communicate for
official needs.
13. Never use your personal
emails during office hours except your office mails.
14. Keep away from sending
unwanted mails to others in the network.
15. Never attach a big file in
your email. If you need to send a big file to many colleagues, upload it to a
network folder such as dropbox and ask your colleagues to view it from there.
16. Keep away using your office
email address to join mailing lists and newsgroups. If done, it may increase
the possibility of SPAM mails.
17. Never open email attachments
from unknown or public computer. Always use good anti-virus software in your
computer and keep it up to date.
18. Never reply any SPAM emails
and do not click on unsubscribe link in these mails. Delete them immediately.
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