{"id":640036,"date":"2013-01-25T16:21:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T21:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=213351"},"modified":"2013-01-25T16:21:41","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T21:21:41","slug":"the-web-can-be-a-dangerous-place-learn-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/640036","title":{"rendered":"The Web Can Be A Dangerous Place: Learn To Protect Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/malware\">Malware<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/phishing\">phishing scams<\/a> and other dangerous entities are all over the Web these days. A report from earlier this month said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/your-computer-and-mobile-device-remain-at-risk-in-2013-2013-01\">2013 was going to be even worse<\/a> than 2012 in regards to the proliferation of malware across the net. It&#8217;s now more important than ever to protect yourself, but perhaps you don&#8217;t know how. That&#8217;s where these helpful tips come in.<\/p>\n<p>Google thought it was high time to remind its users once again how to remain safe and secure on the Web. The following video contains a number of common sense tips, but you&#8217;d be surprised by how many people don&#8217;t actually actively protect their computers from Web-born attacks and malware. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h_NDpps_rc0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As I said, a lot of these are common sense safeguards that you can put into place. I would like to give special attention, however, to the 2-step verification process. I never used the feature for my Google account because I&#8217;m careful about who I give my personal email address to and never ventured outside the &#8220;safe boundaries&#8221; of the Web without the proper precautions. Even with all my precaution, my account was almost hijacked by a hacker out of China. It was a much needed wake up call. <\/p>\n<p>In short, if you use a personal email client, you really need to take advantage of the security options that your service provider employs. If you&#8217;re proactive about security now, you won&#8217;t have to deal with the fallout of having your online identity stolen later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ATwEQZ59qcY:xH3oLtthKiw:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/ATwEQZ59qcY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malware, phishing scams and other dangerous entities are all over the Web these days. A report from earlier this month said 2013 was going to be even worse than 2012 in regards to the proliferation of malware across the net. It&#8217;s now more important than ever to protect yourself, but perhaps you don&#8217;t know how. 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