| There are many ways that people are putting their | | | | done on an ongoing basis and you must somehow |
| data at risk. Each day things are not done to properly | | | | test that these backups work as well. Blind faith |
| backup and control data that at any point in time | | | | doesn't cut it here! MAke sure your backups are |
| there could be a major problem losing data that you | | | | functional! |
| can't ever get back. If you aren't doing these things, | | | | Do your best to deal with virus and spyware |
| you are putting your data at risk on your machine. | | | | problems. Spyware especially is frustrating because it |
| What if suddenly your email wasn't available -- ever | | | | can take your login information and get into your |
| again? All those old emails lost. What impact would it | | | | personal data. This is a huge problem as you won't |
| have? What if your entire harddrive's contents | | | | have privacy and have accounts compromised if you |
| vanished? Do you have any backups? These are all | | | | don't deal with it all. Never opening email attachemnts |
| things you must consider! | | | | unless from a trusted source and expected, and not |
| One thing that puts your data at risk is trusting third | | | | installing random applications from the Internet goes a |
| party services with your contacts or data. There are | | | | long way in protecting you here. |
| many applications that you can use entirely online | | | | If you don't change your passwords and try to |
| that store quite a bit of data like your contacts, | | | | protect your information, your data can have a |
| papers, and other things. What happens if you get | | | | security risk. Be sure that you make sure that you |
| banned or hacked into? Be sure that you have a | | | | change passwords and not use the same ones all the |
| backup and alternate to these things else you might | | | | time. |
| lose data. | | | | If you have a cell phone or laptop that is easy to get |
| Not backing up your computer regularly is another big | | | | into, others can get your data if you lose the |
| problem. Be sure that you do this on a regular basis | | | | devices. Be sure that you try to password protect |
| else everything you have is at risk. There are | | | | these as much as you can in case the devices are |
| services that will automatically help you back up your | | | | lost or stolen. |
| computer if you can't do this yourself. This must be | | | | |