Computer security or cybersecurity was something that was only available to computer engineers, but with the arrival of web 2.0, all that information was shared online at click. It was not going to be less with the Web 3.0 arrival where the information does not depend on the device, that is, you can access from any place and type of technology.

Information available to everyone and computer security even more.

Protecting our teams is always the most primary thing we are looking for after the acquisition of a new device. But we always have the friend who does not use any antivirus or the cousin who pays for one protecting it so much that he cannot even access a web page.

In Windows operating systems we have minimal protection through its antivirus called Windows Defender, which from Windows 8 included and was one of the worst in computer security to protect us from viruses, but which is currently competing with the large antivirus of the market. In unix and macOS systems, antivirus are less common, but not less important, from free as CLAMAV or payment as Sofos, since cybercriminals look for the largest number of users and therefore Windows, the operating system with more customers.

"Union is strength"

Having an antivirus by device either in our work network or in our domestic network, we are winning in computer security . But a simple antivirus is not going to free you from hackers, the caules will use everything within their reach to obtain the information they want. An example would be mobile devices, such as tablets or smartphones, which do not have antivirus.

In these devices, you have to take care with the files that are shared by Bluetooth, website where you should put your phone number because you have won something, or the emails that claim to be from your bank, Netflix, PayPal. The latter is called Phishing , and makes the user believe he has a problem with his account and write his credentials to enter. As we have said before, today everything is on the Internet, and documented on both social networks and Google is the way not to fall into the trap.

A password to govern them all

Choosing a very strong password is better than using several and little safe for different accounts. Normally we use a password for everything, sometimes it is so simple that anyone can deduce. Do not use the date of your birth as a mobile pin, do not use the name of your pet or your favorite group or series to create an email account or another account.

Create a strong password and computer security of your account will be safe from cybercriminals, use numbers, combination of upper and lower case and symbols. Another point in favor is the combination of double password that uses the mobile, the so -called double factor.

Labor disconnection

And it should be separated by the work of the personal, do not use the same work passwords for your personal device, and do not use the work accounts on your personal devices. Imagine that your PC is infected and you access files from your work, you could infect an entire company leaving bankruptcy to it. In addition, you don't access personal accounts either as they could steal the data and not find out who it has been.

The router is the communication element, to which all devices are going to connect to it. Therefore, it is very important that you always have it updated , do not have access to the router with the default password, such as the admin user and the admin password, or admin and 1234 or 1234 and 1234. since if a person has access to the router, you could steal personal data and passwords.

In a company you must have many more communication elements and therefore more computer security , such as Firewall, whether by software or by hardware.

In addition, whether you are at work and if you are at home it is always advisable to maintain an operating system with the latest updates , preventing the vulnerabilities that are found to be fixed immediately.

Internet of Things

Today any device, however small, can be connected to the Internet and interact even with other devices, is what is called IoT or Internet of things. Therefore, cybercounts attack the most vulnerable device to get our data and the more connected devices the most vulnerable is your domestic network or work network. But, how we can protect ourselves if antivirus cannot be installed on a mobile, smart watch, cleaning robot ... There are no specific antivirus, we must protect devices using strong passwords, double factor, frequent updates, etc.

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