How to keep yourself and your data safe

Employees of Russian companies are used to thinking that any information security briefings are purely entertaining. I donโ€™t know where it came from. Perhaps the reason for this attitude lies in the fact that there is such a mentality here and it is difficult to convince someone not to do potentially reckless things until they themselves drink from the bitter bowl of consequences. But, as with any difficult task, you need to work with what we have.





In this article, I decided to collect the currently available simple rules and nuances that will help those interested in the security of their personal data make the process of compromising them a little more difficult for potential attackers. These rules apply to both personal and business use, so hopefully someone will find this information useful. So let's go.





A little about passwords

To better protect your accounts and pages, first of all, you need to set a unique, strong password. The length of the password should start at 12 characters, among which there should be both uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as special characters with numbers. The longer and more unusual the password, the more secure it is. It is best to avoid simple strings such as โ€œpassword123โ€, โ€œqwerty12345โ€, โ€œ0987654321โ€, etc., or containing personal information (such as date of birth of wife, child, street name, pet name) or obvious character sets ...





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