Protecting your passwords

When surfing the internet, one have to be extremely careful about the web pages being opened because of the numerous hackers waiting to pounce on your files, documents e.t.c. securing these documents is very essential if you don’t want to be a victim to these hackers who can either change the information contained in the document or deny you access to it entirely by changing the password.

You don’t have anything to fear if you obey the law, but you do have reason to secure your files, documents, drives and your communications. Being cautious when on the internet is what we should have at the back of our mind because that confidential file of yours can become another’s in a split seconds. Below are some of the ways you can protect your drives, files, documents, e.t.c:

• Turn on your phone’s password protection
  A lot of phones now come with thumbprint identification which can also be used along with a passkey. Also, you can’t exactly change your thumbprint after an attacker gets hold of it.
  An attacker will usually get 10 tries before your phone will completely lock them out. If your password is an easy one, you do need to change it so that it will be difficult for one to have access to it.

• Send private text messages with Signal
  Signal is free, open source, and available in iOS and Android app stores. Signal is a popular messaging service that is highly recommended. You can do all the things you would normally do through text messages, like have group messages and send photos and videos. Except that everything’s encrypted.

• Encrypt your hard drive
  Windows and MacOS have built-in full-disk encryption, all just need to do is get it activated.

• Your browser’s incognito mode isn’t private enough
  The incognito mode in any web browser isn’t sufficient enough. Internet service providers, system administrators in charge of the network at your school, workplace, or wherever get online Google, or whoever made your browser Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, and other browsers are no more private.

• Use two-factor authentication on your inbox
  If an attacker compromises your inbox, they can not only read your emails, they can also reset your passwords as a result of that. One thing you need to do in order to improve your personal security is to turn on two-factor authentication on your inbox. The two-factor authentication is a second layer of security when signing in. It usually involves receiving a text message with a special code whenever you sign into your account.

• Using Tor to browse in private
  Tor which is a free and open source software is easy to use. Stands for “The Onion Router” which is a reference to its use of many onion-like layers to mask network activity.

• Use different passwords for each service.
  Never make the mistake of using the same password for different services (emails, facebook, twitter, e.t.c), it is highly advisable not to use the same password in more than one place. You might ask how on earth will I be able to remember all these my passwords? This is where “password manager” comes in, which you can use to save or store all your passwords.
  When you might have done all these, you can now use the internet with peace of mind, it would be extremely difficult for anyone to track you. Your phone, computers, and accounts are sufficiently protected, their contents will remain secure and there’s not much anyone regardless of how powerful they are can do about it.