p>ETEK lists useful tips and good practices for public safety:
- Do not use a strong password of at least 8 characters that includes uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), numbers ( 0-9) and symbols (!,#,$, etc).
- Never use the same password to access different services.
- Change password for each service regularly time intervals (at least once every 3 months).
- Avoid enabling password memorization when using browsers.
- Do not share your password with anyone.
- Where possible, enable two-factor authentication (2 -factor authentication). That is, using different forms of identification in order to access a service. For example, in addition to the password, receiving an additional password via sms or another authenticator application is also required.
- Do not open files attached to e-mails sent to you unless you have first verified that they are from a sender you trust.
- Avoid opening unknown files, messages or links.
- Do not respond to emails that ask for sensitive information, such as account numbers, ID numbers, credit card numbers, or passwords.
- Avoid navigating to websites you don't know, or links in emails, sms, ads and other apps you don't trust.
- Download mobile apps from official stores, not browsers.
- Keep frequent backup copies of all your important documents/files, either on physical external storage media (usb sticks, external hard drives, etc.) or on cloud services you trust.
- In case of copies on physical storage media, keep those media in a secure location.
- For additional backup protection, you may keep additional copies in another location, and/or on a different medium.
- Beware of accessing sensitive information from public WiFi networks.
- Be sure to log out of your account on an online service website before leaving it.
- Always keep upgraded the li operating systems and the applications you use on all your devices.
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Source: eurokerdos.cyprustimes.com
