12 August 2019
As we know, social media has now become the most important need that everyone must have, such as having a social networking account. For the most part, social media tries to protect the personal data of its users.
However, there are still several things that bad people can exploit through user data on social media. For those of you who want to protect your personal data on social media, you must follow the steps below!
Hide Date of Birth
Your date of birth is very important to protect, as is your full name and home address. This information can help fraudsters hack your personal or banking account. You should think carefully before adding this information.
Don't Put Locations in Posts
Adding a location is really fun and important to add to a post. However, you still have to be careful with this, because indirectly you have told everyone where you are.
If you do it often, it won't be difficult for someone with bad intentions to find out about your daily activities, such as where you usually rest, where you live, and where you hang out.
Do not post ID cards also another cards that contain your personal data
The bar code on the ticket can be used to obtain personal information provided to the airline. Another mistake is posting a picture of a credit card or driver's license to demonstrate something. That could also be the main reason.
Unfriend Unknown People
Deleting most of your online friends who have no real-life relationships will definitely save you time. Just make your circle of friends tighter and more meaningful.
Don't Post Anything Relating to Young Children
You also have to consider when you want to share things related to small children. Excessive personal information on social media can pave the way for committing crimes against children. So, don't provide this information if your account is open to other people.
Don't show your work situation too much
There have been many cases throughout the world of work where employees were immediately fired for disclosing information about their work. In fact, there are employees who slander or show violations of their duties at the office.
06 Jan 2020
Follow these steps to avoid from Phising (part II)
(part II) 6. Got an emergency email? try checking again. Some perpetrators often send emails that sound 'urgent', especially those related to money. They may ask for a certain amount of money for various reasons, such as the lives of close relatives being threatened, the condition of a country being in need of assistance, and so on.
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26 Dec 2019
Follow these steps to avoid from Phising (part I)
The end of the year is often used by many retail companies to distribute shopping vouchers to many customers, either directly or by email. Phishing perpetrators also use this to send traps in the form of discount links or similar to dig up as much personal information as possible. Trend Micro USA read about this phenomenon during Black Friday last month. Many people are deceived because they are tempted by offers to shop at very cheap prices. Not only that, many phishing perpetrators also disguise themselves as HRD employees offering jobs via email.
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13 Aug 2019
Important but Often Ignored by Internet Users: Strong Password
In the current increasingly developed and massive internet era, internet users are also increasing, in line with the increase in hackers. You often hear about someone's account being hacked, whether e-mail, social media, m-banking, or even private chat applications, right? This is also happening frequently. It turns out, there is a strong reason why user accounts are easily hacked
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