How to protect your internet account from hacking?

Any owner of a decent amount of electronic money thinks about the security of an Internet account. Especially worried about this are those who are accustomed to cash, real, paper bills, which can be folded in a pile, fastened with a tape or special elastic band, put in a box and hidden in a safe under a secure lock. But no matter how Koschey the Immortal hid his death, they still got to her. So this old-regime method can also be subject to elementary theft with housebreaking.

In whatever form the money may be, even if it has taken on a virtual image, the issue of their safety does not lose its relevance. After all, now, along with thieves of real money, there are the same, only smarter, thieves who are able to hack an Internet account, the so-called hackers.

Another user will complain, they say, what is it, not only that you cannot touch electronic money with your hands, they are also in a virtual account. But, as they say, be afraid of a wolf, do not go to the forest. You cannot live without trust, because the risk has always been and remains. But he should not become an obstacle to continuing a normal life, a part of which is money relations. It is difficult to imagine an area where a person can do without money. To have even basic living conditions, you have to pay for them. To realize, for example, your cherished dream - to go on a trip around the world, you also need money, and considerable money that will have to be saved.

The electronic money user can do this on their virtual wallet. The registration procedure in the Internet payment system is very simple and does not require much time and effort. Its different now than it was when you had to open a regular bank account. All monetary transactions had to be carried out directly at the bank itself, where, as always, there were huge queues. The same is happening in banks now. However, if you become a user of a virtual account, all this can be avoided.

Someone doubts the safety of an Internet account, but, in spite of everything, this form of monetary storage and circulation has many advantages that can compensate for possible risks:

    Round-the-clock service that allows you to make any valid transactions at any time of the day or night.
    Convenience and comfort (to be at home at a computer with an Internet connection).
    Get a loan remotely, invest your capital in a profitable project.

When registering with a payment service, you need to remember about the possibility of hacking your Internet account. And here it is worthwhile to study well not only the state of security of a particular system, but also to take the necessary measures yourself.

“How many times have they told the world”: be vigilant, but it is human nature to remain careless. Better not joke with fire though. You should not provoke those who are just waiting for the moment to take advantage of the excessive trust of the Internet account user. If, for example, the owner of an electronic wallet came up with a simple password (his name, year of birth, or other common words), it will not be difficult for an Internet fraudster to crack it. And then he will burst in there, launch his “dirty” hacker hands and “blow away” every penny from the account, leaving solid zeros.
 

Iron rules for the "iron" password

    The password should not be too short (ideally 10 characters).
    Avoid hackneyed words, your name, date of birth.
    Mix numbers and letters of different registers.
    The password should not be known to anyone other than the user.
 

The story of the "great" hacker

Known to the entire virtual world, hacker Kevin Mitnick managed to masterly play on the knowledge of human psychology, while he did not even need knowledge of computer technology. A crazy, but, as it turned out, quite feasible idea came to his mind. He took on the role of an employee of the administration of an electronic payment system or a banking institution, and in the telephone mode he turned to managers with a question about the need to fix some breakdowns in the system. To do this, I asked them to tell them their PIN codes and passwords. So in his hands were bank and electronic accounts for huge amounts.

This example alone could be enough to learn not from our own, but from others mistakes. This proves once again that the security of an Internet account is in the hands of its owner. But alas, not all people are so conscientious as not only to listen, but also to follow useful recommendations and warnings.
 

Official website under the guise of a scammer

There is another example that demonstrates the resourcefulness, imagination and resourcefulness of virtual and at the same time real thieves. They managed to create sites that are "one-to-one" similar to the real official site of the payment service. You need to be extremely careful to check for certificates. Otherwise, if you are reckless and, having entered a fake site, reveal your secret data at the entrance, you can make the contents of your Internet account easy prey for fraudsters.

Follow the simple rules for using online money exchange resources. This will help ensure the safety of your own savings and secure transactions.