How do you keep your internet life secure?

[Shole]

Do you use VPN? What anti virus software do you use? What else do you do to secure your PC or laptop or whatever device you access the internet with?

 

[Kylie]

I think being a smart Internet user and not doing anything too stupid or illegal go a long way towards keeping your activities private. However, the bottom line is: nothing we really do online is truly anonymous and/or secure. If someone really wants to find you they will.

 

[Grungie]

I just separate my personal life from my internet life. I have separate accounts for my internet and irl friends

 

[Kylie]

Do you use VPN?

Regarding VPNs: VPNs can't magically encrypt your traffic - it's simply not technically possible. If the endpoint expects plaintext, there is nothing you can do about that. When using a VPN, the only encrypted part of the connection is from you to the VPN provider. And remember, the VPN provider can see and mess with all your traffic.

 

[Ash]

No VPN for me. Nothing I do is important enough for me to use one although we do have to use one on our work devices. I just have an anti-virus software on my laptop and try not to click on any dodgy links

 

[Empire]

My top 4 would be these:

1. -don't allow physical access to your machine (keep it in eyesight, use bios passwords to prevent booting off alternative media, put passwords on user accounts and lock your screen whenever you're not using the machine)
2. -reduce your attack surface; don't install things you don't need, disable unnecessary services
3. -install updates and patches (especially for operating systems, browsers and browser plugins)
4. -exercise safe computing habits (don't go on dodgy sides of the internet, don't trust anything from the net, use reasonable passwords, don't plug in flash drives you find in the parking lot...)

 

[Demon_skeith]

Malwarebytes with ad blocker, with just enough street smarts to keep myself from clicking anything bad.

 

[MrDawn]

I use a several ad blockers and Comodo Security. I don't care to use a VPN.

 

[Shavkat]

I used to use this before. One of my jobs online requires us to use it. It is because we need to secure where we are working.

 

[bestwriter]

I have Kakspersky a very reliable anti virus soft ware that takes care of my Internet. It always warns me if there is anything suspicious