10 things to do to prevent from getting hacked?

Read the full article and follow these 10 security measures to be protected from any type of cyber attack or from getting hacked.

1. Don't visit http sites

Http stands for hyper text transfer protocol 

https(secure version) stands for hyper text transfer protocol secure. 

Whenever you see any website link, it generally looks like this "https://www.example.com" or "http://www.example.com" so, avoid visiting any link which is starting with http and not https.

The reason for this is https secures connections with a digital security protocol that uses cryptographic keys to encrypt and validate data. 

2. Don't click on unknown links 

Whenever you get a link from any unknown person through email or messages, avoid visiting the link but due to any reason if you are visiting the link always check that the link comes with "https" and not "http".

It is not always the case that a website with http protocol is always dangerous but it could be used as a tool to invade into your system. So, avoiding clicking on unknown links specially with http protocol will be a better option if you don't want to take any risk to your privacy.

3. Don't download apps from third-party websites

If you are downloading any application from third party websites then be alert.

Avoid downloading any application from third party websites because it is a high chance that the application contains malwares which would attack your system and stole or delete your personal data and damage your device.

Always download application from the app Store given in your phone or dekstop or download from the official website of the application/software you want to download .

4. Don't give personal information to unknown websites

If you have visit any unknown secure site and they ask for your personal details such as email, password, answers to security questions, permission to access your social media accounts then keep your steps back.

Giving personal information to any unknown site may become a security threat for your privacy, they may use your data to illegal access your accounts, phising attacks, online identity theft, etc.

5. Don't share your passwords with anyone 

Keep your passwords private to yourself,

Never give your passwords to anyone.

6. Always use strong passwords

Keeps your passwords complex to predict,

Stronger password is one of the most important security measures you can do to protect your online data.

Don't use your name or your pet name directly as your password, anyone can easily predict these type of passwords.

In your passwords use both small and capital letters, numbers and special characters like "Password@727", these types of passwords are hard to predict.

7. Don't connect to unknown networks

Avoid connecting to unknown wifi or Bluetooth networks in any public area.

Attackers may use these networks to deploy malwares in the device of users connecting to the network which further used to steal personal data, identity theft of the user.

8. Keeps updating your mobile applications

Whenever you download any new application, after some times whenever it's new update comes then install the newer version it will make you safe from any bug in that old version of the application as the company of the application keeps improve their security and bugs in the application.

And if you have stopped using any application then uninstall that app to keep your phone clean and safer.

9. Use antivirus

Always use an antivirus in your dekstop because antivirus keeps you away from getting any malwares.

Choose a good and powerfull antivirus for your dekstop.

10. Don't visit dark web

If you know about dark web and visits or going to visit then avoid visiting any unknown websites on dark web as it can be dangerous for your device safety you can be bacome victims of cyber attacks on dark web, although if you are visiting the dark web use a seperate dekstop where you don't have any of your important personal data so that if you ever get hacked you don't have to loose anything from that dekstop.