The Top Three Safety Tips for Online Junkies

Are you constantly, for whatever reason, chatting with your friends on social media, downloading music, playing games, trying out Malaysia sports betting, or shopping online? If your answer is yes, we’ve got some news for you.

The Top Three Safety Tips for Online Junkies
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While browsing online and entering your name, passwords, bank account information, and billing address when shopping online/gambling/betting seems harmless at first, digging a little deeper makes such online activities concerning. Namely, once you leave your data online (exposed), a third party that decides to abuse such data can easily access it unless you are protected.

For this reason, we’ll present you with the importance of online safety and internet security and help you enhance them in three easy steps. No, it’s not like data theft will undoubtedly happen to you, but being aware of its possibility and preventing it before it takes place should be something every online junkie should think about.  

How to stay safe online if you spend a lot of time on the internet 

Here are the top three safety tips for increased online safety and internet security for those who spend a lot of time online:  

Boosting your internet protocol with a VPN 

You may or may not have heard of VPNs, but we’re here to point out their importance. VPNs are like “shields” of protection when you’re browsing, shopping, playing games online, or carrying out any other online activity. They will mask the IP address you use, making it impossible for any third party to hack your server and steal or abuse the data you leave online. 

Avoiding broken links 

If you spend a lot of time online, you probably know what a broken link is. In layman’s terms, a broken link is a link on a website, page, or blog that doesn’t lead to another reputable page but instead shows you an error or that the page is unsafe to visit. Once you notice that a web page you’re browsing has such links, don’t order, download, or purchase anything from that website. Such broken links are the main baits for a phishing attack. 

Preventing phishing attacks at their core  

If this is the first time you’ve heard about the concept of a phishing attack, let’s introduce you to it briefly. Namely, a phishing attack occurs when a third-party (website, hacker, cybercriminal, etc.) uses a data breach and enters your browsing history, data, and information. It’s dangerous because these third parties can abuse or steal your data and sell it elsewhere (the dark web). To prevent this from happening, you should check for data breaches at least once a month and react the moment your notice some of your data “leaked.”