Thursday, June 25, 2009

How to safeguard our personal and financial data?

Thursday, June 25, 2009
How to protect our personal and financial data is primary issue nowadays. Criminals are looking for easy ways to get people’s personal and financial data to commit identity theft. It is important for us to secure our data by out of suffer loss, damage and misuse.
The most frequent safeguard tool is through a username and password. We need it when we want to access in our own pages. When we selecting our password, should avoid using that are easy to guess, such as your name, date of birth and etc. Besides, change the password frequently to increase the safeguard level. Some of websites(eg. Public Bank, Maybank2u, etc.) will suggest or strict you to set the password with the mix of number and alphabet. This also a best way to secure your data too! The most important is not disclose to others and clear the cache after log out.
Next, we can use the biometric device for protection. Nowadays, biometrics is used as a form of identity access management and access control. It measuring and analyzing human body characteristics, such as fingerprints, eye retinas, irises, voice patterns, facial patterns and hand measurements. It is for authenticate purpose to verify your identity. Biometric device is become popular nowadays. We can found this device on our laptop too!
Antivirus, firewalls, spyware is common security software. Uses a strong antivirus and firewalls also can help in enhance the security level. It protect your computer by unallowable those unauthorized intrusions. In additions, never ever respond to spam as it will bring them malicious software such as Trojan Horses and many more viruses that will cripple your computer and retrieve your information.

These are the most common and easier way for us to protect our data. Don’t make the thieves’ jobs easier anymore!


Link:
1. http://www.fool.com/personal-finance/general/2006/09/23/safeguard-your-financial-life.aspx
2. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci789799,00.html

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