How To Be Secure Online

Free Wi-Fi 

If you are traveling, staying somewhere and you see free wi-fi then obviously you gonna use it Right?

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What you can do with this free network? You can log in to your social media(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), you can transfer your funds through net banking but here you are in danger. why? Because router you are using for free wi-fi gonna act like a bridge between the device and the internet. That is all the information you gonna enter like password, Username, card information goes through their network and they can make copies of that information to gain access to the services you are using. This type of attack is known as a man in the middle attack.

How Can We Avoid Such Attacks - 

It is very easy to avoid such attacks. how? suppose if you see open wi-fi, make sure it is safe and do not use the network to log in to social media or to transfer funds, for such activities you can use your private network.

How To Identify You Been Hacked Or Not?

• You have received a bill for goods and services that you have not ordered. 
• Goods or products appeared on your bank statement that you have not purchased.
• Received letters regarding debts that are not yours.

What You Need To Do

You can block your card and need to place fraud report so they do not use your information for opening more accounts with your name.

Some Important Tips While Traveling

What are the do's and don't we need to cover while traveling?

• Enable pin, password or pattern.
• Change the settings in such a way that a password is required every time.
• Take Backup of your device.
• Don't use wi-fi that do not have a password.
• Disable autofill on your Internet browser.
• Don't conduct bank transactions over wi-fi.

Malicious Apps 

Malicious apps provide some basic functions and In the backend, there are some malicious codes which may transfer your personal data from your phone to hackers hand or it may change your phone setting or permissions.

What Not To Do

• Read reviews or feedback before downloading any app.
• Download apps from official app stores only, don't download apps from unofficial sites.
• While downloading app check the permissions, don't grant the permission just because it wants.

Phishing Attack

What is phishing? 

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Phishing is nothing but fake websites, provided to the target which sends all filled information to the hackers and redirects the page to the official websites. This type of attack is generally done via emails. How can we provide such type of attacks? check the URL every time before accessing the sites if it is not an official site, don't put any information over sides.