Staying safe in the modern world

Written by Posted On Friday, 27 July 2018 14:05

 

There are so many thieves,scammers, and people genuinely trying to harm others in the modern world.  Each day these people are trying to come up with strategies to gain unauthorized access to your stuff.  We have witnessed bank account information obtained and money withdrawn from. There are also many cases of robbery and physical attacks.  That is why it is highly recommended that you should always be cautious when accessing the net.  Personal safety is also important.  There are a lot of ways that these criminals have perfected to perform these acts.  We offer some advice on ways to keep yourself and family safe.

Computer Virus Protection

Many scammers online are using a virus to attack mobile and computer users.  All the victim does is to download an extremely harmful software on their phone/computer.  The majority of the virus are send to internet users as links. Once the user clicks on this links, then their apparatus is infected with the virus.  Most of these attackers are targeting bank account information. Others might block essential files on your device and request a fee to animate them.

Ensure Your Home is Safe

Among the most elementary security measures is ensuring that your house is safe.  Keeping it free from offenders can be a fantastic step in keeping your family safe.  The home environment should also maintain an fantastic habitable state.

Get flyers.  When you let them build up, it is going to appear like you have been outside for quite a long time.  Burglars can benefit from this and invade your dwelling.

Installing a surveillance camera that is fantastic.  

Good security system and lighting

Use a wireless alarm system.  Providing good alarm systems can go a long way in preventing fraud.  Some people install false alarms to scare criminals.

Provide good lighting for your residence.  This can help avoid accidents inside and prevent criminals at night.

Avoid Online Scams

Some of the goods offered on this websites are even less expensive than the price given by the manufacturers.  You should always know that no service or products are sold more affordable than the manufacturer's setup price.  You're in a scam if for example there's a telephone on offer at 30% less the price offered on the company's site.

In the end, you don't get what you purchased even if you paid punctually.   With tickets, you'll wind up using a non-existent flight.

Purchasing of goods should be done only on trusted websites.  This might be sites owned by appropriate carriers, authorized sales agents, and the manufacturers.

The scam works by bringing your attention to contextual advertising.  This could, for example, be an offer to buy tickets with a 90% or 50% discount; a exceptional customer offer on a item that's currently on the market.   In a few minutes, a girl with a beautiful voice contacts you notifying you that only one item is available in stock. She tells you that if you do not want it auctioned, you need to create a 100% deposit.

Actions to take include;

Turn off your phone immediately there's a virus attack.  After that you can remove your sim card so that there is no message sent to the lender.

It is important to note that these measures alone will not keep you safe.  They can, however, work together to limit any form of attack from an online source or a physical attacker.  It is crucial to have everything in place to keep yourself safe.

Install antiviruses ahead of time.  Every device needs to have antivirus software to guard against any virus.

Whenever your telephone is attacked, you can block your sim card and get help on how to manage the issue.

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