New Delhi, blissful joy. Coronavirus has changed the habits of the whole world today. People have made a habit of washing hands frequently to avoid this. At the same time, for your safety, immunity of the body has also been increased. People are not getting out of homes without wearing masks. The way you are following a new habit to protect yourself from an epidemic like coronavirus. In the same way, in this new world you also have to make a habit of changing the password. Otherwise you can fall victim to epidemics like cybercrime and hacking.
Yes, due to the coronavirus crisis most people around the world are forced to live in homes. Offices are being done from home. There has been a huge increase in digital transactions and contactless payments. In this case, the hackers of the dark web are eyeing the smallest mistake of users. People have started doing most of their work online due to lockdown and epidemic. People of online banking, online class, online gaming, online shopping, etc. are nowadays relying on online for everyday things. Smart TV has made it easier for hackers to carry out cybercrime these days.
Hacking can also happen through smart TV
Nowadays, hackers have started attacking users through smart TV. People doing work from home are connecting laptops through Wi-Fi modems in their homes. The same Wi-Fi network is used to connect smart TVs to access OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc. Hackers can infiltrate your laptop through this smart TV. In such a situation, even a small mistake you make can be costly. Now you may be thinking how can this be avoided?
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Change password frequently
The first way for you to avoid this is to change the passwords of your important accounts, emails etc. from time to time and always make it with alpha numeric (number and letter) and special character combinations. Also, use private browsing (Incognito Mode) for things like banking or online shopping. Wherever you need to access your personal data, resort to private browsing. Never save the password of any of your accounts in the browser. It is very easy for hackers to infiltrate the browser. Last year, several data leaks occurred via Google Chrome, after which Google rolled out new updates for its Chrome browser.
Use VPN Network
Cyber attack can be avoided through VPN (virtual personal network). Users doing work from home through VPN should connect to their company’s cloud or office server. However, for this the security of your VPN network must be quite strong. These days, telecom companies and Internet service providers are also working to make their networks secure. To increase the security of home-use Wi-Fi routers, also protect the SSID with a password. The advantage will be that it will be difficult to break into your Wi-Fi router. Also, change the password of SSID from time to time.
