Question

What are the safety threats we are facing while dealing with people online? Please explain with examples. How would you protect your current and future reputations in your digital life?

Answer 1

Some points that are safty threats facing online mentioned below :

• Web Tracking

• Falling for Scams

• Public Wi-Fi

• Getting Your Computer Or Social Profile Hacked

• Social networking

• Accidentally Downloading Malware

• Posting Private Information etc.

Few points to protect your reputation(profile) in digital life:

• Privacy and security settings exist for a reason: Learn about and use the privacy and security settings on social networks. They are there to help you control who sees what you post and manage your online experience in a positive way.
• Your online reputation can be a good thing: Recent research also found that recruiters respond to a strong, positive personal brand online. So show your smarts, thoughtfulness and mastery of the environment.
• Keep personal info personal: Be cautious about how much personal information you provide on social networking sites. The more information you post, the easier it may be for a hacker or someone else to use that information to steal your identity, access your data or commit other crimes such as stalking.
• Know and manage your friends: Social networks can be used for a variety of purposes. Some of the fun is creating a large pool of friends from many aspects of your life. That doesn’t mean all friends are created equal.
• Know what action to take: If someone is harassing or threatening you, remove them from your friends list, block them and report them to the site administrator.
• Keep security software current: Having the latest security software, web browser and operating system is the best defense against viruses, malware and other online threats.
• Unique account, unique passphrase: Having separate passphrases for every account helps to thwart cybercriminals. At a minimum, separate your work and personal accounts and make sure that your critical accounts have the strongest passphrases.
• Post only about others as you have them post about you. The Golden Rule applies online as well.