CYBER SECURITY -Don’t Ignore to Secure

By : hackingtweaks.com

What is Cyber Security ?

Cyber Security can be defined as the steps taken to prevent misuse or unauthorized access of computers/user accounts.

OR

It can be defined protecting yourself in this “Web” world.

Components of Cyber Security

The two broad classification of cyber security are :

•Web Security : It refers to to security associated with Internet.

•Home Security : Home security is associated with keeping your personal system secure from various threats.

WEB SECURITYComponents of Web Security :

•E –Mail Security : E-Mail is used by almost every person who uses internet. But rarely people worry about their security .Most of the people make an email account and rarely change it's password ever , making the account very vulnerable!

•Facebook Security : These days everyone is on facebook and many accounts get hacked .We think that security of facebook is very low due to which the accounts get hacked .But facebook has been pentested so many times that its security is very high and its the lack of awareness of the users that their accounts get hacked . Many people don’t change passwords regularly or often open up some link which are nothing but scripts leading to hack their account.

•Online Banking Security : Most of the banks offer a very good security but still on the side of the users there is carelessness which leads to leak of confidential information.

HOME SECURITY

Components of Home Security :

•Antivirus : Ensuring that we have a good anti-virus which protects your computer from any external harm by viruses , trojans etc. is a must. One should update the antivirus regularly too.

•Firewall : A firewall is a tool whose main objective is to control the incoming and outgoing data packets in a network. It determines whether the packets are valid or invalid on the basis of some pre determined rules.

•Good Password : Users should keep a good password which cannot be easily guessed by others. A good password contains a combination of words , numbers, shift keys etc..

Increasing Facebook Security

Facebook being the most accessed site all over the world makes it the prime target of attackers . So here are some tips to increase the security of your facebook account :

•Secure browsing - Enable 'https' tag to the url instead of http, HTTPS is more safer and secure.

•Login notifications - It tells you about from where your account has been accessed,if you find a fishy location,change password immediately 

•Recognized devices - By choosing this option you can specify the devices by which you use facebook,if your account is accessed by an unrecognized device,fb prevents login from that device.

One Should always keep the following options enabled in Facebook :

Some Tips For Girls Using FB

•I would recommend girls to make "groups'' in your friend list . Put those people in 'acquaintances' who you don't know or trust less as these are the people who leak your photos .

•Putting such people in “acquaintances” ensures security of the data you post on fb , as people of this group are unable to see most of the pics, statuses you update.

•DON'T add strangers..a bit less comments on photos are surely better than any harassment :P

Some Interesting Tweaks

Here are some interesting Tweaks which you can always try out during free time :

•Play “Snake Game” on youtube - All you have to do is press –"left mouse button+left arrow+up arrow“, and the snake game begins!

•Post display pic as emoticon in fb chat : You can add facebook profiles,like pages etc. in facebook chat.All you have to do is type the unique username like this : [[username]] . For example Facebook username is facebook.com/john . So, If I have to post my image in the chat I will type [[john]] and press enter.

Screen Capture of a live feed of an Airport which was easily accessible by anyone due to a loophole in security.

Consequence Of Loophole in Security

Thank You

Feel free to ask questions and doubts

-Don’t ignore to secure