Has your Facebook or social media account ever been hacked before? Hacking has become a serious threat in the digital era will live within. It seems almost every week that a large company’s database has been breached while all their client’s information has been stolen. The sad thing about the situation is that there is not too much we can do as customers to prevent this from happening. However, today we will discuss a few techniques and settings that you can change in order to secure your privacy across the web more proficiently.

There are some very simple steps in order to make yourself more hack-proof. The simplest thing anyone can do is not reuse the same passwords for multiple websites on the web. That’s because when one service has a breach your password becomes exposed to any hackers across the internet. The second thing web users can do to become more hack-proof is to set up two-factor authentication. If a company has ever sent a text message to your phone with a code in order to login, this is an example of two-factor authentication. However, the thing about two-factor authentication is that once you set it up, your rarely use it. The final important technique is to use a password manager so you can constantly generate new passwords to use across the web.

For more information regarding hacking prevention tips, please read the article, Three Essential Steps to Make Yourself More Hack-Proof.

Finally, we are going to switch things up and talk about your digital footprint across the web. In the society we live in, reputations are essentially important to the vast majority of individuals. The scary part about the web is the copious amount of information that for the most part if free to view by any interested party. The only advice for keeping your digital footprint clean is to always think twice before posting anything on the internet because you never know when something may come back to bite you. Nearly any job that you apply for, there will be an individual who conducts an internet, or Google, search on you. Hopefully nothing to serious pops up or else your name may be forgotten throughout your job process. Just remember to be safe on the internet and keep the future as bright as possible for yourself! The internet can be a scary place, but if you act right then you can use it to your advantage or for a little relaxation.

For more information regarding digital footprints, please read the article, What does your internet profile say about you?