Simple tips to protect you from becoming a victim of Cyber Crime.
Cybercrime is a growing threat in 2018. You might think that the only form of cybercrime you have to worry about is hackers stealing your financial information. Unfortunately there are far more concerns than just basic financial ones. When you see the full list of cybercrimes out there, you might be tempted to stop using the Internet entirely. However, such drastic measures are not necessary. All you need to do to protect yourself is take some basic precautions and know who to contact when you see others engaged in criminal activities online.
- Do not click on links in emails that look suspicious or are from people you don't trust.
- Never offer your passwords to anyone under any circumstances.
- Memorise PINs and do not keep them with cards.
- Periodically check your transactions for unauthorised or unusual payments.
- Never give an unsolicited person remote access to your computer.
- If you are contacted by somebody claiming to be from your bank, be suspicious and hang up if it doesn't feel right, before calling the bank yourself.
- Always Logoff from your email and shutdown any computers after using especially your email account.