Coronavirus has changed the habits of the whole world today. People have made a habit of washing hands frequently to avoid this. For its safety, immunity of the body has also been increased. People are not getting out of homes without wearing masks. The way you are following a new habit to protect yourself from an epidemic like coronavirus. In the same way, in this new world you also have to make a habit of changing the password. Otherwise, you can fall victim to epidemics like cybercrime and hacking. Due to the coronavirus crisis, most people around the world are forced to live in homes. Offices are being done from home. There has been a huge increase in digital transactions and contactless payments. The hackers of the dark web are eyeing the smallest mistake of users. People have started doing most of their work online due to lockdown and epidemic. People of online banking, online class, online gaming, online shopping, etc., are nowadays relying on online for everyday things. Smart TV has made it easier for hackers to carry out cybercrime these days.

Hacking can also be done through smart TV
Nowadays, hackers have started attacking users through a smart TV. Work from people is connecting laptops through Wi-Fi modems in their homes. The Wi-Fi network is used to connect smart TVs to access OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc. Hackers can infiltrate your laptop through this smart TV. In such a situation, even a small mistake you make can be costly. Now you may be thinking how can this be avoided?

Change password frequently
To avoid this, the first way for you is to change the passwords of your important accounts, emails etc. from time to time and always make it with the combination of alphanumeric (number and letter) and special character. Use private browsing (Incognito Mode) for things like banking or online shopping. Wherever you need to access your private data, resort to private browsing only. Never save any of your account passwords in the browser. It is very easy for hackers to infiltrate the browser. A number of data leaks occurred via Google Chrome last year, after which Google rolled out new updates to its Chrome browser.

Use VPN Network
Cyber attack can be avoided through VPN (virtual personal network). Users doing work from home through VPN should connect to their company's cloud or office server. However, for this, the security of your VPN network must be quite strong. These days telecom companies and Internet service providers are also working to make their network secure. To increase the security of home-use Wi-Fi routers, also protect the SSID with a password. The advantage will be that it will be difficult to break into your Wi-Fi router. Also, change the password of SSID from time to time.

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