How to safeguard our personal and finance data
Sunday, June 22, 2008
How can we safeguard our personal and finance data nowadays?? Let me share some of the way to safeguard our personal and finance data.
1. Protect your computer's security.
Use as many tools as you can to protect your personal and finance information from the
nefarious. Failing to protect your computer is just as bad as leaving your door unlocked.
1. Protect your computer's security.
Use as many tools as you can to protect your personal and finance information from the
nefarious. Failing to protect your computer is just as bad as leaving your door unlocked.2. Shred old documents.
One of the best ways you can protect yourself against potential fraud or identity theft is to eliminate your own paper trail. A basic desktop shredder will be enough for household needs.
One of the best ways you can protect yourself against potential fraud or identity theft is to eliminate your own paper trail. A basic desktop shredder will be enough for household needs.3. Be vigilant while using the Internet.
Verify the validity of any requests for personal information before you give out any of your sensitive data.
4. Use a credit card with a small limit
It's all too easy for a dishonest sales clerk to use your credit card information while you are doing online purchases. At least you may minimize your losses, if the card you use for these purchases has a low credit limit.
5. Choose your PIN wisely.
While you want to choose something you'll remember, don't choose something that people could figure out easily by learning your birth date or your child's name. A combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols will offer you more security.
6. Clear your cache
If you are using public computer to login to any website that contain your personal and finance data, you may clear your cache after each login to ensure your information are delete from the particular computer. This is to avoid public computer which may contain any software that capture password.
Verify the validity of any requests for personal information before you give out any of your sensitive data.
4. Use a credit card with a small limit
It's all too easy for a dishonest sales clerk to use your credit card information while you are doing online purchases. At least you may minimize your losses, if the card you use for these purchases has a low credit limit.
5. Choose your PIN wisely.
While you want to choose something you'll remember, don't choose something that people could figure out easily by learning your birth date or your child's name. A combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols will offer you more security.
6. Clear your cache
If you are using public computer to login to any website that contain your personal and finance data, you may clear your cache after each login to ensure your information are delete from the particular computer. This is to avoid public computer which may contain any software that capture password.
