SWITCH IT UP ONLINE
We live in a digital space where any and everything is accessible at the tip of our fingers, and most times in the palm
of our hands through our devices. The digital culture requires each and every one of us to set up some sort of account
and provide basic information such as name, D.O.B, contact (email/phone number), address, and in some cases card
information. As simple and harmless as it may seem, placing your valuable information on these sites is putting yourself at
risk.
Yes more often than not, these sites have clauses that indicate that your personal data won’t be used or released
publicly, however our data in terms of our location, age and search results are definitely used for data collection
by all the brands we know and love today.
However, we are not the only persons aware of the level of sensitive information we place on sites, apps or
the entire digital space – hackers are too. The more information we give, the more attractive it becomes to
them. Which is why securing each and every account you have, no matter how relevant or irrelevant, is
important.
1. Never use the same password for all your accounts
2. Ensure your passwords are case sensitive – add a variety of capital and
common letters in your passwords.
3. Add special characters to your passwords such as $, #, @ etc.
4. Keep it unpredictable – there are a lot of places on the Internet that
can generate possible passwords based on all the web data collected
on you.
5. Worried that you wont remember every one? Get a password
manager app, and ensure to read up about each app before
downloading it.
With all of the above tips you should be fully set to SWITCH IT UP ONLINE, and keep your online presence secure!