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Hacker attacks are very common even in everyday life. Every Internet user has at least once faced a threat to the security of their devices or personal data.
Sometimes, in order to gain access to a particular system, a hacker needs to create a complex technical code. But most often the users themselves are to blame for cyberattacks.
Most modern antivirus software will not protect you better than basic precautions. Here are five major mistakes that make web users an easy target for hackers.
1. Using simple passwords
If your account is protected by the password 123456, qwerty or 111111, you can consider that you have posted all the information in the public domain. Recently, a list of the worst passwords that are most often cracked was published . Also, you cannot use the same password for multiple accounts.
2. Ignoring additional identity verification systems
An additional level of protection in the form of an access code, which comes to the mobile phone linked to the page, allows you to make sure that it is you who are going to use this or that service.
3. Using public Wi-Fi
Free internet in a cafe is a convenient but very risky option. Experts constantly identify vulnerabilities in the routers of restaurants, hotels and other public places.
4. Entering payment details on unverified sites
When paying for online orders with a card, each time you need to check for the presence of the HTTPS protocol and the lock symbol highlighted in green in the address bar. Websites without these markers are susceptible to hacker attacks.
5. Dangerous email attachments
Do not open emails from unknown senders, as well as attachments with strange names that you did not expect to receive, even if they were sent by acquaintances from your contact list.
Such documents may contain viruses that install themselves on the computer and lead to unpredictable consequences.
Sometimes, in order to gain access to a particular system, a hacker needs to create a complex technical code. But most often the users themselves are to blame for cyberattacks.
Most modern antivirus software will not protect you better than basic precautions. Here are five major mistakes that make web users an easy target for hackers.
1. Using simple passwords
If your account is protected by the password 123456, qwerty or 111111, you can consider that you have posted all the information in the public domain. Recently, a list of the worst passwords that are most often cracked was published . Also, you cannot use the same password for multiple accounts.
2. Ignoring additional identity verification systems
An additional level of protection in the form of an access code, which comes to the mobile phone linked to the page, allows you to make sure that it is you who are going to use this or that service.
3. Using public Wi-Fi
Free internet in a cafe is a convenient but very risky option. Experts constantly identify vulnerabilities in the routers of restaurants, hotels and other public places.
4. Entering payment details on unverified sites
When paying for online orders with a card, each time you need to check for the presence of the HTTPS protocol and the lock symbol highlighted in green in the address bar. Websites without these markers are susceptible to hacker attacks.
5. Dangerous email attachments
Do not open emails from unknown senders, as well as attachments with strange names that you did not expect to receive, even if they were sent by acquaintances from your contact list.
Such documents may contain viruses that install themselves on the computer and lead to unpredictable consequences.
