Social Media is very famous in these days not only
in youngsters but among the people of every age. All of these people must be
aware from such crimes which are done by the individuals using computer and
internet. These are known as the cyber criminals. When you are using social
websites and communicate with your friends, colleagues or family members you
share so much information to all of them cyber criminals take this information
from your account and use this information to harm you.
The following are some
ways to protect your account from cyber criminals.
Social
Media from illegal links
Through this link cyber
criminal send a page through internet similar to the face book and twitter at
your computer. From this page they asked you about your account data. Through
this cyber criminals login to your account and take all the information about
you.
The simple way to stay
safe from such pages is not to respond or answer such messages or people on
social media that you don’t know about them.
Key
Loggers
Key logging
is the type of software which records all strokes like password and username on
your key board and sends it to the cyber criminal. Cyber criminal use this
password and username to login your account and take all the information. To
remain safe from this your internet security must be able to detect key logging
software and should be finished before it gives any harm to you.
Virtual
Keyboard
When
your internet detect the key logging software cyber criminal insert a java code
on a legal website and use it as a key logger and save your user name and
password while you are using social media websites. Internet security systems
now introduce a virtual keyboard to stay safe in such kinds of situation. In
the virtual keyboard you don’t need to type physically your username or
password you have to just click the image on your computer to verify your
password and to login your account. The virtual keyboard safe and secure your
password on social websites.
Strengthen
Your Password
If you want to stay safe from cyber
criminals you need to make your password very strong which you used in social
websites. Some people used such password which is very easy to guess by the
cyber criminals. if you want to make a strong password for each site you must
have to use password manager which is store in every security system of the
computer. This password manager makes a strong password for each site and
stores it in your computer which you have no need to keep in your mind. When
you want to login then password manager enter a right password for right social
website.
We all know that social media is the way of communication
and to make a fun with your closed ones in free time. So apply all the
precautions and security measurements to protect yourself from cyber criminals
and enjoy your life with social media.
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