How to Keep Your Personal Computer Safe and Secure
With the rise of all forms of homework and online
commerce, many of us trade and sell online to earn all or part of our income.
But with the increasing use of online systems, especially financial systems,
there are increased risks to the security
of your PC. It is important to know what to look out for and what to avoid when
trading online.
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Table of
contents
Anti-Virus Software
Beware of Suspicious Emails
Safe Transaction
Only Use Verified Software
Keep Your Login Details Safe
Anti-Virus Software
The absolute basics are to make sure you're protected
against attacks by making sure anti-virus software is installed, running, and updated on your system.
Are you using the free version or paid? It's important to see what you get if
you pay for the app, check what it does and whether it's over other free or
cheaper options.
Beware of Suspicious
Emails
Always be aware of any email related to financial
matters. If someone comes in claiming to be your customer, supplier, or
primarily your bank, make sure you don't reply with any personal or customer
details. If a message looks genuine, but there is little doubt, never click on
a link in an email, or reply with any sensitive or personal information.
Instead, sign in independently to apps or bookmarks you already have for your
organization.
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Safe Transaction
When making transactions and receiving
payments, secure transactions are very important to you and your customers. You
don't want to lose any funds, but just as importantly you don't want any
annoyance or trouble for your customers and then your reputation can take a
hit. You need to make sure that your card merchant is reliable and secure; this
is not an area where you want to save money or take risks on new and upcoming
providers. Use a large and well-known card transaction processing company, or
use highly secure technology such as Bitcoin trading.
Only Use Verified
Software
There is a lot of software out there, most of which are
available to download for free. But is it reliable? How do you know? Not by
trial and error, that's for sure. If the software is available through an
official app store, such as Microsoft, Apple, or Google Play,
you can be more confident that the software has been verified as safe. This is
especially true for business and finance software for the reasons we outlined
above. Make sure to keep any software you use up to date, as most of the
reasons for new updates are for security reasons as well as adding additional
features.
Keep Your Login Details
Safe
The last thing we will talk about is keeping your passwords safe and secure. Many people use the save password facility on their browser or mobile phone, which is relatively safe. But, if you can, it is always better to remember your password, so that it is impossible to hack it. It is also important to ensure that your password is not easy to guess and uses a mix of letters, numbers, and special characters.
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