How To Stay Safe From Online Frauds Nowadays

in #technology7 years ago (edited)

Hello All, In this "stay safe guide" i will give you some tips to stay safe from online fraud activities hope you will love it :)

Here our main focus is on online financial frauds and as you know With expanding use of gadgets associated with the web, we are continually at the danger of being caught by fraudsters.

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Here we are giving 5 awesome tips to stay safe from online frauds with the goal that you can be more watchful and not fall into traps.

  1. Never tell anyone about your personal preference :- This is the most powerful tip ;) As you guys now social engineering attacks are common nowadays . If you disclosure your personal preferences with anyone they can know what your password can be. So never tell anyone about your personal preferences or anything else which you like very much to talk about.

  2. Use Different passwords for different sites ( Including Social Sites ) :- Well , I think you will follow this tip in advance. Always keep different passwords on different sites.

  3. Don't use public Wi-Fi :- Never trust on public wi-fi as they are not encrypted and anyone can sniff your login credentials with different sniffing methods such as http protocol sniffing and MITM Attacks.

  4. Don't Save your passwords in your browser :- Yeah, It is very easy and time saving for us but it can be very heavy for you. Hackers can steal your precious data using cookies .

  5. Never Click On Any suspicious link :- This is last but most effective tip. Never click on any link that your browser shows it's not safe or you can check also if it's shorten using unknown url shortener or using http protocol. Avoid the site if it has many popups and unknown redirects.

That's It. Stay Safe, Stay Online :)

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Great article for internet newbies. Some great tips her for sure. Awesome job @yourguider