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Cybersecurity for Domestic Users

<p>We navigate with desktop or laptop computers&comma; video games&comma; and consoles&comma; tablets&comma; and smartphones&comma; even televisions&period; We download files or programs&comma; fill out forms&comma; and create profiles in networks&period; We read content&comma; we play&comma; we listen to music&comma; we communicate&comma; we work&comma; we study&comma; and we buy on the internet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For starters&comma; the main measures related to cybersecurity at home are divided into&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Automated measures&colon; Passive&comma; that is&comma; they do not require any action by the user or at least their configuration allows automatic start-up&period; Proactively &&num;8211&semi; before anything happens &&num;8211&semi; we can use firewalls&period; Reactively&comma; we have window or banner blocking programs at our disposal&comma; we have plugins&comma; and we have anti-spam or anti-fraud programs&period; Between the productive and the reactive&comma; there are dozens of antivirus options and system updates&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Non-automated measures&colon; They do require specific action by the user for their correct operation&period; Proactively&comma; we can resort to passwords&comma; backups&comma; digital certificates&comma; reduced permits&comma; electronic ID&comma; data and document encryption&period; Reactively&comma; we can opt for the removal of temporary files or cookies&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li><strong> Protection against viruses&comma; spyware and adware&comma; botnets<&sol;strong><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>The viruses are computer programs that&comma; although each other are very different&comma; have in common that are designed to spread as quickly as possible among the greatest possible number of computers&period; Many of them arrive via mail and not only infect the computer from which the infected message is opened&comma; but they look for email addresses stored in the file system of that computer to resend it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Security of data is a major step in this regard&comma; and domestic users should always turn towards measures which offer the best value&period; PCloud is a platform that is developed to offer maximum data security for users&period; The Swiss tech company offers cloud storage solutions with maximum encryption&comma; data security&comma; file management&comma; synchronization&comma; backup and restore&comma; accessibility&comma; and integration of files&period; Unlike many other cloud storage platforms&comma; PCloud only requires a one-off fee and a lifetime subscription&period; It is popular among European users over the internet and continues to add value to the lives of many people elsewhere&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"2">&NewLine;<li><strong> Update the &&num;8216&semi;devices&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>The first step is to keep the equipment and devices clean&comma; making sure they are updated with the latest operating system available &lpar;Windows&comma; macOS&comma; Linux&rpar;&comma; as well as reliable and updated browsers and security and control software&period; It should not only be done with computers&comma; but also with the rest of &&num;8220&semi;devices&&num;8221&semi; that access the domestic Wi-Fi &lpar;mobile phones&comma; tablets&comma; consoles&rpar;&period; The data tells us that we connect more to the internet with mobile devices than with landlines&comma; so it is better not to forget that <strong>smartphones and tablets also need your pampering and care&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"3">&NewLine;<li><strong> Secure Your Wi-Fi Router<&sol;strong><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>The router is the device installed by the company that offers us access to the internet&comma; to which all the devices in our house must be connected via cable or Wi-Fi to access the network&period; There are routers of many types and colors but&comma; to simplify&comma; I will only emphasize that currently&comma; those who provide us with the vast majority of Internet operators have the possibility of offering wireless connection&period; This means that we can connect to the router without wires&period; The number of devices can grow&comma; without putting them near a place where there is a network cable&period; We can connect mobile phones or tablets to the internet without consuming the data on our mobile phone provider&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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