The time to take vacations is approaching. But while some rest, others will not do it to try to "make their particular August" on the Internet. They are cybercriminals, friends of the alien that in summer do their best for cheating thousands of users thanks to the increase in use of public computers, wireless networks or mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) with any hoax or lure.
Being the most common way of maintaining contact with friends and family and sharing vacation photos, cybercriminals are these summer months to which it jumps to hunt the most naive. Either by email, with scams through WhatsApp, on social networks or by SMS ... they will try anyway with their loot.
Therefore, before making your bags, this decalogue of tips should be taken into account to start up and during the holidays, in order to ensure your sensitive information.
Security tips to start before and during holidays
If you do not want to lose your smile during the holidays, keep these Internet security tips into account
Before undertaking trip:
-Seggulate that your devices are fully updated: Before undertaking, make sure that operating system and other applications are conveniently updated. Only with this, you will have closed many of the safety gaps most exploited by cybercriminals.
-Active anti-theft protection: In these dates more than in others the installation in smartphones and tablets of a safety solution that includes anti -theft protection is recommended. This will allow the device to be located, blocked or, if necessary, execute a data deletion. In case of using laptop, what is convenient here is to encrypt the sensitive information stored on the hard drive to, in case of loss or theft, not give the opportunity for it to fall into wrong hands.
-Active an exclusive email account for vacations: If you are one of those who spend the holidays maintaining an intense electronic correspondence and sharing your photos with family and friends prove to discharge an exclusive address for this purpose. In case of an attack you will only have committed the latest holiday postcards and not the rest of the information in your usual account.
-He have backup copies: Make a backup copy of that information, personal or professional, that you take with you on vacation.
-Install safety software, Regardless of whether they are the devices that accompany you on vacation: portable, smartphone or tablet, always think about traveling with the best antivirus installed.
During the holidays:
-Evite public wireless networks: Free airports, stations and hotels connections should be used with certain precautions as they are easily pirateable. In case of doubts, the 3G connection of smartphones or tablets is a much safer alternative.
-No purchases or online banking in cybercafés and public computers: Public PCs are susceptible to not being properly protected, so it is especially recommended not to make bank transfers or online purchases from cybercafés or similar.
-Clete the sessions of those services to which you have entered as a registered user. If you do not do it and use a public computer you will be compromising your personal information.
-Hard the Bluetooth connections, wifi or GPS Only when they are needed.
-You don't put it easy for porterists: Avoid leaving your devices alone or careless and, if you go to the beach or the pool, leave them in your usual accommodation, especially if you do not need them. This will avoid checking how relatively simple it turns out that they fall into other people's hands. And add a password that prevents its use by third parties.
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