{"id":42,"date":"2018-10-03T17:43:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T12:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/?p=42"},"modified":"2024-05-27T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T12:06:05","slug":"how-to-stay-secure-from-cyber-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-secure-from-cyber-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Stay Secure From Cyber Attacks in 2024? &#8211; HostNamaste.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-secure-from-cyber-attacks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45 size-large\" title=\"How To Stay Secure From Cyber Attacks in 2024? \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/How-To-Stay-Secure-From-Cyber-Attacks-HostNamaste-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"How To Stay Secure From Cyber Attacks in 2024? \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/How-To-Stay-Secure-From-Cyber-Attacks-HostNamaste-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/How-To-Stay-Secure-From-Cyber-Attacks-HostNamaste-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/How-To-Stay-Secure-From-Cyber-Attacks-HostNamaste-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/How-To-Stay-Secure-From-Cyber-Attacks-HostNamaste.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-secure-from-cyber-attacks\/\">How To Stay Secure From Cyber Attacks in 2024? \u2013 HostNamaste.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong>How To Stay Secure From Cyber Attacks in 2024? &#8211; HostNamaste.com<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Digitization has made life easier than ever. Most of our interactions, communications and even transactions are being done digitally, with the help of computers. As comfortable as this medium is for us, it also poses a risk to your precious data. With the advent of technology, the number of hackers and scammers has also increased substantially. The threat these pose come as hacking into your social media accounts, using someone else\u2019s debit\/credit card details, or making illegal attempts to access someone\u2019s else information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">However, by keeping some simple precautions, you can stay protected from all such <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/news\/top-10-security-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2020-juniper-networks\/\">Cyber Attacks<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Following are some of the protection measures you can undertake to be safe from all kinds of threats.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourlasthost.com\/blog\/weekly-wordpress-maintenance-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Update Your Software Regularly<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Any software\u00a0which uses internet, must be updated on a regular basis, as it may contain a vulnerability, which may allow your information to get leaked. The developers keep repairing such vulnerabilities with each updates, which is why each update is essential. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourlasthost.com\/blog\/weekly-wordpress-maintenance-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keep your software up to date<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, to avoid any unforeseen circumstance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Using A Different Password For Different Accounts<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Suppose you have the same password for all your emails, social media accounts and bank accounts. If one person is able to know this password, he will have access to all your digital accounts containing all sort of information. To avoid such scenario, it is important to keep different passwords for each website. It is also recommended that you use random text as your password, over some meaningful words, as they are hard to guess. You may also use a combination of small case, capital letters and numbers to make your combination even stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Download Your Software From Authentic Websites<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Often, we tend to download our software from non-trusted websites. These also contain the torrents, which more than often contain a virus or vulnerability. Software from such sources are modified by hackers to steal user\u2019s information. You need to be careful of such scenarios, and always download your software from authentic sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Make Use Of Incognito\/Private Mode While Accessing Your Accounts From A Third Party Computer<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Many third party computers are configured to automatically save user\u2019s credentials. While using <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/95464?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incognito mode<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the browser does not store any type of user credentials or history, which is why you must use it for browsing on any third party computer or mobile.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Avoid Opening Links Of Free Prizes, Discounts, Prizes And Lotteries<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">More than often you will see a mail in your inbox, saying you won a free gift or lottery. Even though you have not bought a lottery, there will be some prize waiting for you on some random website. Do not open such websites, as these are nothing more than spam. By opening such links, you potentially make your computer vulnerable to external attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Make Use Of On-Screen Keyboard While Working On Third Party Computers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Some third party computers contain software, known as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keylogger.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keylogger<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, which can record all the data entered by a user using the physical keyboard. You may become suspect to such an action, which is why it is better to use an on-screen keyword while filling user\u2019s credentials. This will bypass the keylogger and keep your data safe.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div\n\t\tclass=\"free align wp-block-btn-button\"\tid='btnButton-2'\n\tdata-nonce='&quot;984f33492c&quot;'\n\tdata-attributes='{&quot;cId&quot;:&quot;649f4661-2&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.hostnamaste.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-enable-two-factor-authentication-from-hostnamaste-client-area-2fa\\\/\\&quot;&gt;Enable Two Factor Authentication From HostNamaste Client Area \\u2013 2FA&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cPostId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;actionType&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;security&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;securityPassword&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tooltip&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tooltipPos&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_self&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;noreferrer&quot;,&quot;referrerpolicy&quot;:&quot;no-referrer&quot;},&quot;hideOn&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:false,&quot;tablet&quot;:false,&quot;mobile&quot;:false},&quot;isDownload&quot;:false,&quot;downloadFileName&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;svg&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg xmlns=&#039;http:\\\/\\\/www.w3.org\\\/2000\\\/svg&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 512 512&#039;&gt;&lt;path d=&#039;M498.1 5.6c10.1 7 15.4 19.1 13.5 31.2l-64 416c-1.5 9.7-7.4 18.2-16 23s-18.9 5.4-28 1.6L284 427.7l-68.5 74.1c-8.9 9.7-22.9 12.9-35.2 8.1S160 493.2 160 480V396.4c0-4 1.5-7.8 4.2-10.7L331.8 202.8c5.8-6.3 5.6-16-.4-22s-15.7-6.4-22-.7L106 360.8 17.7 316.6C7.1 311.3 .3 300.7 0 288.9s5.9-22.8 16.1-28.7l448-256c10.7-6.1 23.9-5.5 34 1.4z&#039;\\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;iconPos&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;flat&quot;,&quot;isFullWidth&quot;:false,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;popup&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;animationType&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;animationDuration&quot;:0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,&quot;addID&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;addCSS&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alignment&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;typography&quot;:{&quot;fontSize&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;16px&quot;},&quot;fontWeight&quot;:600,&quot;textDecoration&quot;:&quot;none&quot;},&quot;colors&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;bg&quot;:&quot;#146EF5&quot;},&quot;hovColors&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;bg&quot;:&quot;#FF7A00&quot;},&quot;padding&quot;:{&quot;vertical&quot;:&quot;12px&quot;,&quot;horizontal&quot;:&quot;24px&quot;},&quot;border&quot;:{&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;5px&quot;},&quot;shadow&quot;:[]}'\n\tdata-info='{&quot;userRoles&quot;:[],&quot;loginURL&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.hostnamaste.com\\\/blog\\\/mitesh\\\/&quot;}'\n\tdata-pipecheck=''\n><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Stay Secure From Cyber Attacks in 2024? &ndash; HostNamaste.com Digitization has made life easier than ever. Most of our interactions, communications and even&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[809,344,315,327,267],"tags":[347,268,348,345,349,269,346],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-stay-secure-from-cyber-attacks","category-cyber-attacks","category-qualities-of-a-good-web-host","category-secure","category-security","tag-authentic-websites","tag-cyber-attack","tag-incognito","tag-keylogger","tag-private-mode","tag-security","tag-software"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3702,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/3702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}