How to Safeguard Your Data in the Era of Privacy Violations

When our information falls into the wrong hands, it could cause a lot of harm, especially since con artists frequently prey on helpless victims. More evidence that widespread fraud and scams are on the rise comes from the recent data breaches at Optus and Medibank. According to the Attorney-office, General’s identity theft, con artists, and credit card fraud cost Australians $900 million annually. However, there are extra precautions we can take to safeguard ourselves. How? Read on.

Invest in a password manager

Don’t make it simple for con artists to figure out. The word “password” is one of the most popular passwords, did you know that? one more typical one? 123456. Although they are simple to remember, none of us can expect to remember every password we have. There are fortunately some excellent password manager products available. The best cloud-based password manager, according to Finder.com.au, is LastPass, which is also reasonably priced. 1Password was singled out as a flexible password manager that’s particularly useful for iPhone or Mac users. Both are capable of creating passwords and checking accounts for security holes. Additionally, they advise changing insecure passwords and synchronising your passwords between your com

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