Inarguably, the most crucial element on your computer is
your data. That might include images, video, songs, personal information and
even confidential corporate data. So losing any such information, especially
those that can affect your privacy, can be a big threat. Data security does not
only encompasses securing the data alone, but also what is holding the data
like your desktop or laptop. So, keeping this in mind, here are some safety
tips that can help you keep your data safe and secure.
Data Security Tips -
How to Safeguard your Computer Data
- The basic measure that you should be looking into is to keeping your data safe against unauthorized users. Using devices such as USB, any miscreant can steal your data and use it for unscrupulous purpose. So, start by securing your PC against unknown and unauthorized USB devices. Quick Heal’s Data Protection Feature helps you do this with a few clicks. It prevents unauthorized USB drives from accessing your PC and its contents.
- Another major threat to data security is a hidden malware on your system that steals information and keeps sending it to an external sever controlled by a hacker. Spyware are malicious programs that record your personal information and send it to external parties. Keyloggers, are again, malicious software that can record what you type on your keyboard. So, having an up-to-date antivirus program on your system can take care of these threats.
- Data security does not only deal with the data that you have on your machine presently. Consider a scenario where you have erased highly sensitive information from your PC. Now, even if you have used ‘Shift + Delete’ to remove the data, it can be still recovered using a data recovery software. In short, nothing gets permanently deleted from your PC. So, ensuring that your deleted data remains unrecoverable also forms an important part of data security. And for this, Quick Heal’s Privacy Protection feature can be at your disposal. It helps you delete your data securely so that it leaves no trace on your PC.
- As mentioned before, physical security of your PC or laptop is equally important. If they are lost or stolen, your data can be put to jeopardy. Never leave your laptop unattended in a public place; best is not to use it altogether. Also, consider using security cables to secure small desktops and laptops that can be stolen easily. You can also use desktop computer cases that come with padlock slot. This will prevent anyone from stealing the hard drive or tampering with the internal hardware.
- No antivirus or precautionary measure for data security can replace the importance of regular backups. If your computer crashes, gets lost, stolen, damaged or taken over by money-demanding ransomware, it will be the backup of the data that will act as your damage-control unit. You need not start everything from scratch, coz you have the most important thing and that is your data. So, backup your data regularly on dedicated external storage devices, which also should be kept somewhere safe.
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