Since there are a lot of cases that information had been stolen by hackers or inadvertently given away by the victim when they are tricked into doing so, some methods as follow may help people in safeguarding their personal and financial data. The information that will be targeted by villain is name, gender, telephone, e-mail 
address, date of birth, occupation, interests and bank and credit card account numbers.
Some of the useful methods in preventing personal and financial information to be stolen or revealed are as follow:
1)Installing and updating antispyware and antivirus software. Kaspersky, AVG and Norton antivirus are popular and effective antivirus software that are being used by many computer users. It helps to detect threat that can compromise computer system. Furthermore, some antivirus software will monitor instant messaging traffic to detect and block malicious threats.
2)Utilizing Virtual Private Networking (VPN). VPNs are based on encryption. Encryption converts a file or message that is in readable form into unreadable form. This can prevent information stolen by hackers when transferring information. The content of the messages which is in scrambled form will not be understood by others people besides sender and receiver.
3)Firewalls which is a gatekeeper system that protects a company’s intranets and other computer networks from intrusion by providing a filter and safe transfer point for access to and from the Internet and other networks. Besides, it screens all network traffic for proper passwords or other security codes and only allow authorized transmission in and out of network.
4)Creating passwords and PINs that are not easily guessed by other people that including letters and numbers. However, passwords will be stolen if users are not careful. With the present of biometric controls, probability of information to be stolen is minimizing. A biometric control is an automated method of verifying the identity of a person, based on physiological or behavioral characteristics. For example, fingerprint scanning.
5)Logging out the websites whenever finish transactions. That is to prevent other users from reading your personal information and mail. In addition, close the browser window after using it at internet café, public library, school computer labs and etc.
6)Avoid using free wireless connections particularly in cafes, airports and other public places. The information in computer system will be accessed by others without users’ knowledge.
7)Using own computer instead of a work or public machine to access financial and other sensitive personal information.
8)Avoid clicking on pop-up ads or downloading information from unknown sites.
address, date of birth, occupation, interests and bank and credit card account numbers.Some of the useful methods in preventing personal and financial information to be stolen or revealed are as follow:
1)Installing and updating antispyware and antivirus software. Kaspersky, AVG and Norton antivirus are popular and effective antivirus software that are being used by many computer users. It helps to detect threat that can compromise computer system. Furthermore, some antivirus software will monitor instant messaging traffic to detect and block malicious threats.
2)Utilizing Virtual Private Networking (VPN). VPNs are based on encryption. Encryption converts a file or message that is in readable form into unreadable form. This can prevent information stolen by hackers when transferring information. The content of the messages which is in scrambled form will not be understood by others people besides sender and receiver.
3)Firewalls which is a gatekeeper system that protects a company’s intranets and other computer networks from intrusion by providing a filter and safe transfer point for access to and from the Internet and other networks. Besides, it screens all network traffic for proper passwords or other security codes and only allow authorized transmission in and out of network.
4)Creating passwords and PINs that are not easily guessed by other people that including letters and numbers. However, passwords will be stolen if users are not careful. With the present of biometric controls, probability of information to be stolen is minimizing. A biometric control is an automated method of verifying the identity of a person, based on physiological or behavioral characteristics. For example, fingerprint scanning.
5)Logging out the websites whenever finish transactions. That is to prevent other users from reading your personal information and mail. In addition, close the browser window after using it at internet café, public library, school computer labs and etc.
6)Avoid using free wireless connections particularly in cafes, airports and other public places. The information in computer system will be accessed by others without users’ knowledge.
7)Using own computer instead of a work or public machine to access financial and other sensitive personal information.
8)Avoid clicking on pop-up ads or downloading information from unknown sites.
You posted useful methods in preventing personal and financial information to be stolen or revealed. You described everything in very simple language.
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