{"id":1012,"date":"2017-01-20T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T10:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2019-08-20T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T09:45:58","slug":"online-security-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/online-security-resolutions","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Online Security Resolutions for the year 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/new-year-resolution.jpg\" alt=\"Security Resolutions\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of us have been ignorant or less careful about their online security in the past, but since the new year has arrived already, it is wise enough to make changes. Victims of online spamming, phishing attacks, spyware and ransomware attacks are increasing constantly and certainly, you don\u2019t want to be on the hit list. To throw these threats away from your life, you need to put some efforts and make considerations. Let\u2019s take a look:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Browse Safely on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Often we end up being a malware attack victim as a result of browsing an insecure or rogue website. Therefore, it is important to check whether a website is secured or not by looking at its URL that should start with a \u201chttps\u201d.\u00a0 Alternatively, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/now-browse-securely-safe-browsing\">safe browsing tools<\/a> to automatically browse in a secured environment without any hassle.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Use Strong Passwords for your Accounts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is quite commonly seen that majority of online users are less careful about setting their passwords. Either they keep it too easy for hackers to crack or keep one password for all their accounts which increases the chances of leakage. Though it seems to be a little difficult but one has to make a habit of choosing strong passwords. Also, ensure you keep different passwords for your different accounts.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Say No to Information Sharing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Received an email from your bank asking for your net banking credentials? Well, it\u2019s a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/detect-phishing-email\" target=\"_blank\">phishing email from an attacker<\/a><\/strong>. Say a &#8216;Big No&#8217; if you\u2019re asked for your personal information through an email message. Also, do not click on suspicious links or attachments that come through a message.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Keep a Track of your Social Media Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, everyone is on social media and people like to share things they do, places they visit, eateries they relish and more on platforms like\u00a0Facebook, Twitter, etc. But beware! A hacker might be tracking all your activities and steals your sensitive information. So it is advisable to stay careful about what you post online.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Use a Total Web Security Tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since attackers and hackers are smart enough these days, they leave no tactic to break into someone\u2019s computer and steal all their information. This makes it crucial for you to make sure that your computer and mobile devices have a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/product\/total-security\" target=\"_blank\">total security antivirus software<\/a><\/strong> installed. There are antivirus programs with anti-phishing and anti-spam features that provide 360-degree protection to your device.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sticking to these information security resolutions will help you become a smart online user and prevent being a victim of online attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us have been ignorant or less careful about their online security in the past, but since the new year has arrived already, it is wise enough to make changes. Victims of online spamming, phishing attacks, spyware and ransomware attacks are increasing constantly and certainly, you don\u2019t want to be on the hit list. To throw these threats away from your life, you need to put some efforts and make considerations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[94,203,93,317],"tags":[209,207,127,208,140],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover some of the most useful security resolutions for the year 2017 to stay safe and secure from online scammers and attackers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/online-security-resolutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top 5 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