For individual, we are always advised to keep our password and username privately and only enter it in the secure and creditable website. Before give out our information and password, it is better for us that read the website's Privacy and Security Policies and look
for the “locks” icon, especially for the financial site; we should trust the “https” website rather than the “http” and check the valid certificate icon. Beside that, the software such as the firewall, antispyware and antivirus programs are also able to increase the security level by filter the unauthorized websites. Other than that, to prevent become a victims, you are advised not to open any mystery attachments because it might be a trap to lure you.
For the organization, it is essential to protect customers, employees and organization information confidentiality. Ways to enhance security included set up an authorization such as password to authorize certain people to access certain database, set up authentication to allow authorized employees to maintain the database or server and function with the useful and up to date antispyware and antivirus software. Furthermore, the business with e-payment, its website must contain an encryption function to protect the payment transactions undisturbed.
The following links are other guidance that may help in protecting your information when using the internet, hope these are useful to you:
- http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/103893/Six-Ways-to-Safeguard-Your-Online-Assets
- http://www.msisac.org/awareness/news/2007-03.cfm
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST06-008.html
- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/computers/shoponline/shoponline.htm
- http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs23-shopping.htm
- http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/safeguard-personal-information-online-1282.php
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2 comments:
which anti virus you think is better to individual protect themselves information inside computer?
Actually, no specific anti virus program is better than others. The most important things is, as a user, always update the virus definition.
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