The term cyber security is not part of the daily life routine for many. Many of you reading this probably do not have any “to-dos” related to cyber security.
The fact is that life is super busy, and the average person’s daily bandwidth is limited, especially with a family. You may not have the time every day to find answers to questions such as how cyber-threats can impact my daily life or how to find stalkerware on a device.
This article will outline five essential tasks which will not take a great deal of time and at the same time rev up your cyber security game in a significant way.
Essential Cybersecurity Task # 1: Cybersecurity Solution Free trials
The first and most vital of the five essential tasks listed here is to look for and download a free trial of a comprehensive cyber security application. This suite should provide “real-time” protection 24/7 across all your family’s endpoint devices, such as laptops, desktops, and tablets.
Look for evaluation trial copies from highly reputable, experienced cyber security antivirus antimalware companies with an unquestionable track record and even better with countless fantastic long-time customer testimonials.
Free trials are for a time period of no more than a month. This is more than ample time; if you focus on evaluating the product for 30 minutes a day in a focused manner, you should reach a solid conclusion
It would be best if you evaluated the UX – User Experience, including online help content such as product training, glossary, blogs, and other company-curated content for potential personal use; as an added bonus you will also learn a lot about cyber security. This is important as you may need to look for online sources to help you with the product throughout the usage lifecycle.
Essential Cybersecurity Task # 2: Purchasing the Full Version of a Cybersecurity Solution
Once you have completed task #1 and are fully confident with the trial or one of the product evaluations, purchase the full copy without delay for uninterrupted protection.
Essential Cybersecurity Task # 3: Rev Up Your Data Privacy 24/7 with a VPN
A VPN is essential in terms of cyber security. As a side note, it is also a great tool to have when using different services online with geo-restrictions or simply running a search as if you were in another country. (for work or personal)
A VPN, as long as you have it turned on, WILL ALWAYS encrypt your data, and this is especially important when you are using unsecured sites on unsecured networks such as public Wifi.
Essential Cybersecurity Task # 4: Network and On-Device Firewalls
Your home network should have a firewall which in simple terms scrutinizes all traffic leaving your network and entering your network. On-Device firewalls such as the one built-in to Windows are also important and provide another security layer.
Essential Cybersecurity Task # 5: Social Engineering Awareness
Social engineering is a non-technically complex type of cyber attack, often needing near-zero or zero sophistication. Sometimes it is one piece of the cyber attack puzzle. When a hacker or their proxy tries to gain someone’s trust to access systems, they are not authorized to access or gain information as part of an elaborate cyberattack. In your free time, read more about this to become more aware and prudent in this area.
