7 Cybersecurity Tips NOBODY Tells You (but are EASY to do)

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  @AllThingsSecured · 2 years ago · pinned

  I&apos;d love to hear any other tips you have that I might have missed. Leave them in the comments and then be sure to take control of your personal data with a service I use called DeleteMe. Get 20% off here: <a href="https://www.joindeleteme.com/allthingssecured">https://www.joindeleteme.com/allthingssecured</a>

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  @doyle007 · 2 years ago

  That tip about having a separate email for personal use and financial use is one that I will be using immediately. &nbsp;Great information for sure.

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  @gkmchardy4 · 1 year ago

  Froze my credit on all three providers, got a Proton secret eMail, changed my eMail/username and password on all banking and other financial sites. Took me two hours. Hope you&apos;re happy. :)

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  @truthmatters7573 · 2 years ago

  I like that you actually took the time to give helpful advice instead of just repeating superficially what everyone else is saying XD

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  @shinehy403 · 1 year ago

  I used to have a filing cabinet, with 15 folders, for all paperwork which were privately secured at my home under lock and key. Now, I need an entire multitude of dedicated devices, and 50 emails, none of which are private or secure. Gee, computers sure have secured and simplified things! 🙄

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  @MattComeaux-z1t · 11 months ago

  Never listen to anybody that recommends google. Those seven words do more for privacy and security than this entire video

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  @mhzprayer · 2 years ago (edited)

  #8 &nbsp;If you&apos;re a Windows computer user, DO NOT use an administrator account. This means when you first power it on and follow the wizard to set up an account, REALIZE that one will be a powerful administrator and your first task upon login should be to create a 2nd account, a STANDARD user account for yourself to use. Later whenever you&apos;re intentionally installing software you&apos;ll have to provide that administrator account info (so keep it written somewhere at home), but that&apos;s the only time you need it. All your daily life on the computer should be done with your STANDARD user account. Please REALIZE that when you eventually fall for a scam or get hit by malware or virus that the enemy software only has the power of the account that you&apos;re using in that moment. So if you&apos;re just a STANDARD user then the virus damage is isolated, limited, removable. If you get successfully attacked while operating an administrator account there&apos;s often no way to clean/recover the computer without wholesale wiping it clean and losing everything. This is standard best-practice used by every knowledgeable corporation that deploys computers to its employees.

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  @Billwzw · 2 years ago

  There is a huge vulnerability on the back of most credit cards because they print a CVC code - which enables purchases without the physical card. &nbsp;It&apos;s very easy to steal a photo of this when you hand your card to someone. &nbsp; Just write down the code somewhere safe and cover up or remove the one on the card.

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  @disgruntledtoons · 1 year ago

  The +service tip for making all emails unique has the benefit that if you get something fishy on that address, you know immediately which service has suffered a data breach.

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  @auzzygirl8175 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I thought I was the only one with multiple email addresses lol. 1 for family, &nbsp;1 for friends, &nbsp;1 for work, &nbsp;1 for banking, 1 for bills, 1 for online purchases etc. As you say it helps easier identify scam emails.

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  @michah321 · 1 year ago

  I froze my credit. I told my friends about this when they were talking about this stuff, and they looked at me like I dropped a dead frog on the table. 🤷‍♀ I think it&apos;s a great idea.

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  @richsadowsky8580 · 1 year ago

  Credit freeze and thaw was best suggestion from my perspective. Already knew most others. Separate email for bank was good too

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