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From social media to financial institutions, we have online accounts for everything these days. Stored in these accounts is a hacker’s dream. All your information could be up for grabs if a hacker gets their hands on any of your online accounts.
Some hackers use social media accounts to access information about you and to try and hack your friends as well. Others use the information they obtain to hack your other accounts or to obtain credit card information. There is a lot at risk when your online accounts are unprotected, some of which can be avoided with this one simple tip: log out of your accounts before closing your browser.
Why It’s Important to Log Out of Your Accounts
When you log out of your accounts before closing your browser, it adds another layer the hacker will have to get through if they are able to breach your system. If your accounts are already logged in, then all the hacker has to do is open the browser and they’ll have access to all your information.
Ensuring your accounts are logged out can help keep your information secure as well as make sure you have secure passwords. If all your accounts have the same password, the hacker only has to guess one to gain access to every account.
What Can Happen if a Hacker Breaches Your Accounts?
If a hacker breaches your accounts, you could lose access to your social media accounts forever, you could lose vast amounts of your hard-earned money, your credit could be ruined, your identity could be stolen, and more. The list goes on and on of all the awful things that can happen if you get hacked.
Logging out of your accounts puts one layer of protection in place but ensuring there are multiple layers the hacker will have to get through is the best way to keep your information secure. Using secure passwords, installing dependable anti-virus, keeping your software up to date, and adding two-factor authentication will add multiple layers of protection to your accounts.
For more information about keeping your accounts secure, call your local IT company. That’s all for this week’s tip, stay tuned in January for the next installment of Tech Tip Tuesday!
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