{"id":2050,"date":"2017-10-10T21:08:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vennercorp.com\/blog\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2017-10-10T21:08:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:08:25","slug":"how-to-protect-yourself-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vennercorp.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/10\/how-to-protect-yourself-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Protect Yourself Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

How To Protect Yourself Online?\"How<\/a><\/h1>\n

1) Create and use Secure Passwords<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your password should be at least 8 Characters long and be a combination of letters, numbers and symbols.<\/p>\n

Don’t reuse your password, if someone gets hold of your password they will try it on other sites, so try to create a unique password for each site you use. or at least for important sites e.g. your banking keep that password separate.<\/p>\n

If you would like to know how to make \/ choose a secure password check out our guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2) Don’t trust links or attachments in emails.
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If your not expecting someone to send you an attachment or a link then treat it with extreme caution as it could be virus\/malware.<\/p>\n

3) Enable two-factor authentication.
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If possible enable two-factor authentication, this will send a unique code to your mobile phone to confirm your login. this will prevent most attacks.<\/p>\n

Most of the large web companies now offer it e.g. Facebook, google, twitter etc.<\/p>\n

4) Use a VPN to protect your communications.
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A VPN will both encrypt your data and prevent people from tracking your location.\u00a0 But they do oftern slowdown your connections and some services will detect if you are using a VPN and ask for extra validation.<\/p>\n

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If you would like to know how to make \/ choose a secure password check out our guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you would like to discuss your security then please Contact Us.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have any questions or you have any tips of your own, Why not drop a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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