Once upon a time, in the ages that were sometimes called the “good old days,” it would have been considered a leak of personal data if, let’s say, you accidentally lost your passport or checkbook on the street. But now it’s 2024, our lives have long and firmly moved online, and the internet is no longer the serene paradise lagoon it was decades ago...
There is no doubt that cyber security is a proper and necessary thing, but, like any sphere of human activity, it has managed to acquire so many rumors, myths and recommendations that it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake, and current useful advice from the already outdated. However, people are trying. Like, for example, in this wholesome thread on the AskReddit community.
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#21
Change passwords often. Store them in a file offline.
Learned this after the My Fitness Pal databreach.
-2points
And now - probably the main and most wholesome piece of advice. Do you know where the main element of my, your and any person’s cyber security is located? Yes - in our heads. In fact, no matter how many cool services we buy, no matter how many password managers we install - if we surf mindlessly, open any links and believe all the incoming emails - sooner or later our data will end up in the wrong hands.
So no service, even the most reliable and effective, is a panacea if it is not used wisely. An ancient Kodak advertising slogan was “You push the button, we do the rest!” When it comes to cyber security nowadays, it's critical that we don't press unnecessary buttons - and let dedicated, smart solutions do the rest for us.
