We order strangers on the road and in transit not to ask
their children long before they begin to allow them to go. Except for some
reason, we are not in a hurry to educate them about the dangers of the Internet.
However, instant messenger and social network chats, email exchanges, and
online purchase payments begin early in elementary and high school today.
Therefore, parents need to inform their children that they cannot post
information about themselves to the network and send it to unknown people.
However, for adults, these rules are also relevant.
Why personal data is
important
We sleep in a mixed world where reality is essentially complemented by virtual environments. Therefore, the younger the person, the more natural this mixed environment is for him. On the web, children and adolescents meet, communicate and play. They need friends who don't need to meet in the real world and they don't need it. Often, such people are trusted even by their very loved ones.
On social network pages, many children report more about themselves than they should be, such as home addresses, phone numbers, school and sophisticated numbers, dates of birth, and other personal data.
Personal data or personal information-Passport numbers, phone numbers (toddlers or relatives), TINs, SNILS, home addresses, dates of birth, passwords, bank card PINs, and CVV codes are welcome prey for Internet fraudsters. .. It is this information that is often the target of their attacks, technically and psychologically.
Sensitive personal information includes expensive photos, documents (diplomas, visas, passports) and even social network status. For, For example, the whole family is just visiting. For dishonest people, Instagram geotags, selfies in front of the house, schools, workplaces are places to look for relationships, valuables in the house, and perhaps direct recommendations when no one is there is.
Personal information
theft scheme
Scammers are becoming more inventive and working methods are constantly improving, but generally equivalent principles are used. List most (but not all) ways to intercept your personal data.
Phishing message
These are letters from fraudsters disguised as banks and other public institutions. The purpose of these emails is to encourage you to enter your Internet banking password or card details in a fake form. An attacker requests sensitive data to verify your account or activate your mailbox. As a result, they get your personal information. To avoid being a victim of such scams, do not email sensitive information, especially to strangers.
Fake site
Scammers quietly redirect users to fake pages by spoofing location addresses.
Phishing pages can have very similar URLs. To see fake sites, focus on the addresses in the search bar. It's at least slightly different from the official website. There is no secure connection icon in the address bar to the left of the address (in most browsers this is often a shielded or locked padlock). Links placed on fake pages may not work from those designed to extract your data away.
Before entering your username and password in the location, make sure you see the correct address in your browser's address bar. If your browser displays a message about migrating to a suspicious site, please close the page. Most browsers have a built-in registry to track malicious sites.
Phone fraud
Phone fraudsters call and send SMS on behalf of banks or payment systems, using invitations to provide card numbers or send money to designated numbers. Descriptions are often different: expired passwords, card blocks, big wins, or accidents involving a loved one.
You may be asked to follow a link to regain access to your account, send an SMS or call the number of your choice. The purpose of such messages are to cancel the money to send a reply SMS, subscribe to a paid service, or forward it to a phishing site, and then force you to enter your password and card details.
If you receive a suspicious message, phone call, or letter related to a financial transaction, please call the official bank number to confirm your knowledge.
How to protect your
data
To protect the personal data of your family, first, mention what information you cannot post on the web about yourself and what information your post.
Agree on what events in your personal and family life are not worth writing on the web, and let young people know why.
For example, often used by internet trolls after a battle with a lover or when a friend's account is hacked, even though they posted sensitive information about themselves during a "friends only" closed post. Tell your child about it.
One of the most popular networks among kids and teenagers is YouTube. Find out how to set safe mode on all devices (which must be installed separately for each browser) and do not discard your privacy settings.
Understanding how cookies work can help protect your privacy online. These are temporary files stored within your browser that help you remember information about yourself, such as logins and passwords, the language in which you display information, your interests and preferences, and so on. It's not dangerous at first glance, but it can be harmful to users in some cases.
Some guidelines apply to both adults and teenagers.
• Do not leave your unlocked phone or computer unattended, or throw away the paper or data carrier (hard drive, flash card, SIM card) that stores your password.
• If multiple people use the PC, use a different OS profile for each user.
• Do not save a copy of your passport or other documents in an email or publish a copy of your passport or other documents. If the scammer forces you to enter an email, the scammer will use your personal data.
• Enter private mode before running on someone else's computer. If this is often not possible, clear the cache and cookies when you are done.
• Periodically check removable drives, flashcards, and other storage media that only connect to someone else's computer using antivirus.
• Do not enter personal information in suspicious forms, especially emails.
• Do not open attachments or follow emails from suspicious recipients or links from messengers. If you suspect a destination, blacklist it.
• Review store reviews and ratings, seller accounts, and payment terms before shopping online. Purchase purchases only through well-known payment services and systems-such payments are guaranteed.
• Whenever possible, choose a site that uses the https protocol over HTTP. The latter is much more likely to be hacked than https sites.
• Connect two-factor authentication to all your accounts. This may make your data as secure as possible.
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