Internet has become one of the integral part of our daily life. It has transformed the way we communicate, make friends, share updates, play games, and shop. They are impacting most aspects of our day-to-day life. Education is one of the important sectors for dissemination of information on prevention of cyber-crimes and reiterated that students can act, as a force multiplier to create an ecosystem for cyber security and to prevent cyber-crimes.
Secure your online presence just like you secure yourself: If you have not selected the right settings on your social media accounts, then photos and videos posted can be viewed, downloaded and used by others without your knowledge.
Be mindful of your appearance on video chat & video calls: Your video chats on social media sites can be recorded by the person on the other side.There have been instances where video chats which were supposed to be private in nature have been recorded and shared on social media groups and websites.Be careful while accepting chat requests from strangers
Do not use Smartphone for taking sensitive personal photographs and videos : Do not use Smartphone for taking sensitive personal photographs and videos. Most of the smartphones are connected to internet and cloud storage. If a picture or video has been clicked/ recorded by using smartphone connected with the cloud, it may get saved automatically into the cloud. Even if users delete their photos or videos from their phone, the same photo or video can be recovered from the cloud account or any other device/ PC connected to the cloud using same account.
Protect yourself from Cyber stalking: Cyber stalkers show advances on a person repeatedly despite clear indication of disinterest by such person. They use internet, email, social media or any other form of electronic communication for stalking.Disable location services for social media sites, mobile devices etc.Refrain from sharing your personal information like Phone number, e-mail address, photographs with unknown persons.Consult your relatives and friends, if you think you are a victim of Cyber stalking
Beware of fake social media accounts- Not all the accounts are real and not all information provided on accounts are true Be cautious while accepting friend requests from strangers.
Be careful while you give your mobile devices, PC’s for servicing/repairing/selling Personal commuters and mobile devices consists private information’s which needs to be erased before sending it for repairing, servicing or selling.
Protect your communication devices: Prevent others from accessing your devices by providing password, PIN, Pattern or biometric information. Always install applications to your mobile phones, computers, etc. from a trusted source only e.g. Play store, App store or from official company websites.
