Long gone is the era when individuals could store their personal data almost exclusively on paper. Modern life mandates that much of society now does everything from banking to conversing to buying groceries online. That’s a lot of personal information floating around out there on the internet.
Without the appropriate security measures, internet users’ personal information could be vulnerable to hackers and criminals. Though there’s no way to guarantee personal information cannot be hacked, the Federal Trade Commission offers various tips to users hoping to safeguard their personal data online.
· Make sure software is up-to-date. Smartphone users undoubtedly are familiar with system updates. Such updates are designed to improve functionality on mobile phones, tablets, computers, and other devices, and they also tend to update security software to offer greater protection against hackers and other criminals. Users can open the settings function on their devices and set up au-tomatic updates so systems are updated the moment the latest tweaks are available. System updates typically fix bugs and other issues with security software, internet browsers, operating systems, and even applications.
