How to safeguard our personal and financial data?

Personal and financial are classified into several categories such as sensitive, confidential, secret, top secret and etc. For those more valuable or sensitive data is required some safeguard to protect it. There are several safeguards to be applied.

The computer users need to choose the password or pin wisely for log in into the computer or system in order to prevent outsider to enter to get some confidential information. For chosen a wisely or strongly password or pin should be a combination with up uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols will offer you more security. Those people more prefer to use number then must remember minimum 6 digits due to more and more digit will have more combination of numbers and need more hours to break it.

For those users are very much interested involve in online activities or transaction, they should always maintain anti-virus software and a firewall in order to protect against viruses or Trojan horses that may steal or modify the data on our computer and leave you vulnerable by using anti-virus software and a firewall. Here are recommended some my preferable anti-virus software such as Norton360, kaspersky and bit defender (similar as kaspersky).

Shred all the confidential papers like bank monthly statement, automatic teller machine (ATMs) receipt or others statement that containing personal details. This is the best ways to protect against potential fraud or identity theft to misuse our personal information.

Option yourself out of all pre-approved credit card offers. If received any mail and e-mail with pre-approved credit offer and cash-advance checks, it may possible spell disaster in the hands of the unscrupulous. I am here to suggest tossing these in the garbage rather than to accept offer.

Related link:
www.fool.com/personal-finance/general/2006/09/23/safeguard-your-financial-life.aspx
http://its.noctrl.edu/tech_ethics/Gramm-Biley-Act-1.doc