How Do You Stay Safe Online?

[killamch89]

With all the risks of cyber threats, privacy breaches, and scams, I'm curious—what steps do you take to stay safe while browsing the internet? Do you use a VPN, enable two-factor authentication, or take other precautions like password managers or avoiding suspicious links? Any tips for staying secure on social media too?

[Cpvr]

I enable two factor authentication on a lot of sites that I’m on. I also avoid clicking suspicious links.

[killamch89]

5 hours ago, Cpvr said:

I enable two factor authentication on a lot of sites that I’m on. I also avoid clicking suspicious links.

Same. In addition to that, I have a password manager and use its password creation feature to create unique and extremely long passwords for each account I have.

[Cpvr]

13 minutes ago, killamch89 said:

Same. In addition to that, I have a password manager and use its password creation feature to create unique and extremely long passwords for each account I have.

I also use this method. It’s extremely important to not use the same password anywhere.

[killamch89]

8 minutes ago, Cpvr said:

I also use this method. It’s extremely important to not use the same password anywhere.

I agree. Personally, I use Bitwarden because it's open source and has been audited by third party security firms annually and is proven to be extremely secure. Plus, its annual fee of just $10 is an absolute steal for what you're getting.

[Knight Barida]

On 11/29/2024 at 7:54 PM, Cpvr said:

I enable two factor authentication on a lot of sites that I’m on. I also avoid clicking suspicious links.

 

These are the two ways that I work on staying safe online and both methods have been super helpful for me. I don't bother much about getting hacked as I work on staying safe online.