Loop News St Lucia posted an article on Febaury 9, 2021 with tips on how to protect yourself online. Below are some key highlights:
- You may think that hackers stealing your financial information is the only form of cybercrime you have to worry about but sadly this isn’t the case.
- Cybercrime continues to evolve with new threats surfacing each year
- A classic way that computers get infected by malware attacks and other forms of cybercrime is via email attachments in spam emails.
- Never open an attachment from a sender you do not know. Another way people become victims of cybercrime is by clicking on links in spam emails, other messages, or unfamiliar websites.
- It’s a good idea to start with a strong encryption password as well as a virtual private network.
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