Keeping your online data safe

Online security is a massive issue with many people becoming subject to online fraud. There are many techniques that hackers and fraudsters are using to obtain personal information from us and they are not just targeting companies.

There has been stories reported recently where individuals have found their personal computers to have been taken over and they have been locked out, the perpetrator then asks the owner for a ransom to be paid before they will release the files within their computer back to them.

When shopping online or login in to online banking, do not do it on an open network if possible and always keep your username and password well hidden. Try and make your passwords different for each site as many hackers rely on the fact that some people have the same password for everything and therefore once they have accessed one of your sites will have access to many others.