Easy Steps To Stay Safe On The Internet During Covid19

We see people losing their safety, money to Internet scammers, fraudsters. Follow these 5 easy steps to keep you and your loved ones safe online.

1. Protect yourself by installing an Internet firewall on your devices

Windows offers an in-built firewall which is good on a basic level. If you want, you can go for many commercial firewalls software that is available in the market to keep you safe from these threats.

2. Be careful with what information you share online

Don’t post any personal information online for the public to view like your home address, email address, or mobile number. Even if it is on social networks, ensure adequate privacy settings to keep your details safe.

Use your common sense. Why would any African prince give you a million dollars? Always think before transferring your hard-earned money to some internet fraudster.

Never give out your passwords to anyone, especially to random websites, pop-ups, calls, etc. No Bank or any genuine Financial services firm for that fact is going around asking its customers for their passwords, OTPs, etc. So, if you get a call from someone asking for the same – End the call and block the number.

3. Think before you post that photo online!

Post that picture online, only if you’re okay with it being published on newspaper headlines the next day. Else, just skip it.

Think well before you share pictures of you and your loved ones on the internet. Anything you put out there is lost forever. Anyone can misuse or do nasty stuff with your personal photographs.

4. Be careful with strangers you meet on the Internet

You don’t let unknown people enter your home; Then why let unknown folks enter and see your personal information on social media. Only add those people who are known to you and trustworthy to stay safe online.

5. Don’t let internet trolls bother you and don’t become one either

Trolls are people who try to demean and disrespect other people on the internet. If you face one, block that person and move on.

Respect other people’s views which are posted online and don’t be a troll. This will make the internet a better place altogether.

Stay Safe on the Internet!

By following these steps, you are creating a safety net around you and your loved ones on the Internet. During this Covid19 period of ours where everyone is spending more and more time online, it is important for us to be safe and secure.

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