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Over the past two years, cybersecurity has emerged as one of the most heavily debated topics inside and outside the technology community.

There is a never-ending news cycle devoted to cybersecurity mishaps and concerns, from dealing with the impact of high-profile breaches of national infrastructure, like the Colonial Pipeline, to safeguarding learning devices owing to a boom in digital learning during the COVID-19 epidemic.

The constant flow of bad news makes it simple for regular people to feel overwhelmed and helpless in the face of the "insurmountable" threats posed by cybersecurity. However, nothing could be farther from the truth in reality.

Here are a few important best practices that everyday people can do right away to improve their cybersecurity and make the world a safer place for everyone.

1.   Use A Password Manager And Update Your Passwords

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One of the most excellent methods to improve your cybersecurity is using specific, lengthy, and complicated passwords.

However, only 43% of the population claims to "always" or "very frequently" use secure passwords. One standard strategy hacker’s use to access private data is password cracking.

Additionally, if you are a "password repeater," a hacker may access all of your accounts once they have gained access to one of your accounts.

It might be challenging to remember your passwords, which is one of the main reasons people repeat passwords. Fortunately, people may safely save their different passwords in one location by utilizing a password manager.

In other words, users need to remember one password. Password managers are also quite user-friendly and can automatically enter saved passwords when you visit a website.

2.   Beware Of Phishing

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Phishing, in which a cybercriminal impersonates a genuine entity to trick people into clicking on harmful material or links, continues to be one of the most common strategies cybercriminals use today. In reality, phishing attempts are to blame for 80% of cybersecurity issues.

Even though phishing has become increasingly complex, looking out for typos, poor graphics, and other suspicious features can be a dead giveaway that the information might be a "phish."

Additionally, be careful to report the occurrence if you believe you have discovered a phishing effort so that internal IT teams and service providers can take the necessary steps to correct the problem and stop potential future victims.

3.   Enable MFA

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Anyone can use the highly effective measure of enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA), which requires a user to enter a second set of verifying information, such as a security code sent to a mobile device or sign-in via an authenticator app, to lower the likelihood of a cybersecurity breach significantly.

In reality, MFA is 99.9% successful in preventing breaches, according to Microsoft. Therefore, it is essential for everybody who wants to protect their devices and accounts.

4.   Activate Automatic Updates

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Set Automatic Updates to avoid cybersecurity problems. It's important to ensure that devices constantly run the most recent updates.

Updates are necessary for continuing maintenance and addressing newly discovered cybersecurity vulnerabilities, a continuous activity.

Therefore, if possible, allow automatic update installations rather than attempting to remember to check for updates or dismiss update notifications.

Final Thoughts

The good news is that the procedures used globally to prevent cyber-attacks are effective, even though cybersecurity threats will never disappear.

Many more high-profile attacks, invasions, or thefts are prevented every time one makes the news because strong cybersecurity hygiene procedures were followed, and efficient technologies were used to locate, isolate, and stop the danger.

Although they won't make headlines, hundreds of businesses and cybersecurity experts are successful daily. That ought to inspire hope in everyone.

Be Cyber-Smart & stay safe!