Data protection is an encompassing term for all the ways and processes used to protect and safeguard your data. There’s no “one way” to protect your data. Indeed, many ways and approaches are better than a singular path. Data protection is important because of the risks involved for unpr...
By making some simple changes to your accounts and devices, you can stay safer online and minimise the risk of fraudsters gaining access to your data, protect your privacy from websites you don’t want to share it with, and minimise the fallout of third-party data breaches when they happen...
If you spend time online, it’s necessary to know how to prevent hackers from accessing your information. A hacking incident can be devastating; hackers can gain access to your accounts, take your money, and even commitidentity theft. But if you know what to do toprotect your data, it mi...
Usesearch engines like DuckDuckGothat don’t track you. This protects your searches from prying eyes. For extra security, switch tobrowsers focused on privacy, like Tor Browser. It helpshide your online activitieseven more. These steps keep your digital life private and secure from hackers and t...
CCleaner clears browsing data to improve privacy, but online security shouldn’t stop there. You need to stay safe both in and out of your home or workplace. Let’s pretend you’re sat in a coffee shop and you connect to the wifi. Have you ever thought about who might be watching th...
Save and backup your files regularly to multiple locations and create regular image backups to protect yourself from the damage caused by data loss. And don’t wait until you see the signs of a failing hard drive, or for that liquid spill to happen, to back up your data. Getting backup...
To determine the best data protection measures a business can take, while also keeping their customers aware of how their information is handled, I asked nine members of theYoung Entrepreneur Council: How do you protect your customers’ personal information and make this transparent to them?
3. Clear Browser Data From “Privacy and Security,” you can also clear all your browsing data frequently. You can choose to delete all your cookies, cached images, stored information, autofill data and browsing history. The thing is you have to do it very frequently. If someone borrows you...
CCleaner clears browsing data to improve privacy, but online security shouldn’t stop there. You need to stay safe both in and out of your home or workplace. Let’s pretend you’re sat in a coffee shop and you connect to the wifi. Have you ever thought about who might be watching th...
Big companies are, in many cases, way ahead in the data protection game, having already built their security policies and tested them for the last few years. However, their requirements are also more complex. Many of them need to protect other categories of data beyond customer information, su...