Cyber Security Measures for Adults and Teens in 2020

 Internet safety is just as important for adults as it is for children and teens. From privacy concerns to identity theft and cyberstalking, there are plenty of hazards on the web. Adults are the most suffered one because of web. Fortunately, a few smart moves and a dose of awareness will go a long way toward protecting you on the Internet.

Choose a Great Password

Choosing a great password is one of the important factor for security because several attacks are evolved to crack the passwords such as dictionary attack so every adult must have knowledge in choosing their password if one choose a strengthless password then his account must hacked by the attackers for sure. Here we show the methods to choose a great password kindly follow it.


Eight or more characters

A number, as well as letters

A special character, like %,*,@, or ?

Upper and lowercase letters

No personal information

Don't Reuse Passwords

One of the major mistake done by every adult is using the same password for more number of sites which are vulnerable to simple attacks so attacker can gain the password from low security site and use it in your banking sites, social networks etc..

Check for Keyloggers

Always check for keyloggers when you are using your neighbours computer or in a cyber cafe. Keylogger will easily steal your password. It will Record the key strokes made by you also it can able to capture your username. So check whether keylogger is installed through add ons or any software.

Aware of Phishing

Phishing is an method to steal your password by making the duplicate login page of any official site. The link for phishing page will sent to you to access. When you login through that link your username and password will sent to the attackers database. So always check the URL for official site and its contains SSL or not.

Thing before sharing your personal photos

This one is mainly for girls for sharing their personal photos on social networks. Many strangers can see the photos shared online so they can use it in bad way. Many girls attempt sucidie for this reason. Always on safer side by not sharing your personal photos online.

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Important Cyber Security Measures

Check for Copyrights

Always check for copyrights before using any image or video downloaded from online. So the owner can make a complaint on you for using their copyrighted materials. Images downloaded from google is always a copyrighted.

Use best antivirus

Antivirus will prevent your computer from malware and malicious code so always keep sure for choosing the antivirus both for system and internet security. Most of the attacks can be easily prevent by using the best antivirus software.


Don’t Use Pirated software



Using the nulled or pirated software downloaded from online is an big issue for computer safety because one can inject a malicious code through the pirated software and can able to gain control over your computer. Also the software owner can make a legal complaint for using their software without purchasing so alway be aware of this.