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Plastk is on a mission to provide a safe environment for our customers when they use our services or products. Our Awareness Campaign will encourage thousands of our customers to understand how Plastk can assist and support them in attaining a hack-free environment for the security and safety of their funds and data with us.
Millions of Canadians were forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to adopt working from home, a notion with little or no previous experience. A recent University of Chicago research indicated that, despite many workers returning to the office, 72% of those surveyed would prefer to continue working from home at least two days a week, and 32% would like to do so permanently.
Your family's safety and security from online dangers must be a top concern in this new world. The cybersecurity precautions that families should take have changed in this more connected environment.
Nowadays, most houses have networks of internet-connected devices, including PCs, gaming systems, TVs, tablets, and smartphones that connect to wireless networks.
Therefore, having the appropriate tools in place will provide peace of mind knowing that your family members may securely and safely use the internet for personal and professional purposes securely and safely.
Here are a few steps households may take to protect themselves against cyber-attacks better.
Secure Your Wireless Router
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Using a wireless router is an increasingly practical technique to enable many devices to connect to the internet from various locations across your house.
However, if your router is not protected, you risk someone accessing data on your computer or, worse still, exploiting your network to perform a cybercrime. Without a doubt, if your router is not secured, all wireless devices are exposed.
Changing the name of your router is one easy technique to safeguard this piece of hardware. The manufacturer typically assigns the default ID, so changing it to a unique name that is difficult for others to guess is an easy method to keep your router secure.
Altering the router's default password is another vital step. Giving hackers far more accessible access to your network is leaving the default password in place. In reality, just 43% of participants in NCA's 2021 Oh Behave! Report said they "very frequently" or "always" use lengthy, original passwords for their internet accounts.
Furthermore, nearly a third (28%) claimed they didn't do this. Adopting specific and strong passwords is a significant and vital step.
Install Security And Firewall Software On All Devices
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Firewalls are essential because they prevent hackers from using your device, which may otherwise lead to the release of your personal information without your consent.
They protect your system and keep an eye out for unauthorized attempts to access it, limiting interactions with sources you disapprove of. A firewall must be installed on wireless routers. Ensure security software is installed and updated on all devices linked to the wireless network.
In order to make use of all the technology available, households should turn on the automatic update options of many of these devices. The most significant protection against cyber threats like viruses and malware is to use the most recent security software, web browsers, and operating systems.
Back-Up All Household Data
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While steps may be taken to protect your network, devices, and accounts, they will never be 100% successful. In light of this, households should embrace data backup, especially regarding essential data.
Users can preserve their priceless work, photographs, and other digital material by creating electronic backups of critical data and keeping them safe.
In addition to manual storage methods like USBs, this may be accomplished via cloud software. However, keeping data in a different, secure place adds additional security.
Final Thoughts
Simple, proactive measures should be taken to protect your loved ones, friends, and yourself from cyber criminals within your home rather than being considered unnecessary.
Everyone has an ethical responsibility to actively reduce the dangers of breaches and cyber-attacks within their house due to the rapid introduction and updating of technical gadgets and the prevalence of people working in some capacity from home.
Be Cyber-Smart & Stay Safe!
