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Reading 5 Tips Fi X du 1/courses/2171-1 18IT2030C004/Dark%20Reading%20-%205%20Tips%20For%20Stay 6/20/2016 02:00 PM Emily Johnson News Connect Directly B 3 COMMENTS COMMENT NOW Tweet Share 282 G+1 21 5 Tips For Staying Cyber-Secure On Your Summer Vacation Stick with mobile payment apps and carrier networks when traveling. And don't broadcast your plans or locations via social media. Summer is officially here, and with that comes vacation season. But before you go, make sure you're following these simple steps to stay cyber-Secure while you soak up the sun 1. Don't broadcast your plans or location. It can be fun to share vacation locales (impending or while you're there) on social media. Passive aggressively making all of your colleagues, family, and friends jealous that you're drinking mojitos and digging your toes in the sand feels good. We get it. But here's the problem: ifyour privacy settings aren't configured correctly, it won't just be your colleagues, family, and friends who know where you are (and that you probably just connected to a very insecure network to that picture of your hot dog legs against the ocean). Lock down your social networks so only people you know and trust can see your posts. C

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"5 Tips For Staying Cyber-Secure On Your Summer Vacation"

Do any of her ideas surprise you?

Yes. I was surprised to know that, all the ideas portrayed , how the usual things can been done in a better way to stay cyber-secure. These basic and realistic tips, do help in escaping from cyber attacks.

Have you personally ever broken any of the rules she recommends one follow? Why or why not?

Yes, broadcasting the plans or location, done in a usual way without thinking about the after effects.In the thought, “it can’t happen to me”, I have broadcasted the plans or locations in the social media circle. The very thought that  cyber criminals automate most of their attacks, has never crossed my mind until I read this article.

Which of these tips might you consider following in the future if you haven't in the past?

I would consider all of the above tips in future.

Broadcasting our plans are fun and letting know our friends that we are having blast, might feel good. But the data being broadcasted over the social media are not only read by our friends. And thus it may lead us to fall prey to the cyber attacks.

I never pay attention to updates of the softwares. On busy schedule, we always put the updates to postpone. But updating the apps can prevent 85% or targeted attacks according to a study.

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