Springtime brings out everyone's urge to scrub and clean their home. It's also the perfect time to ensure your technology devices and smart gadgetry run cleanly. Here are seven ways to get your high-tech in ship shape for the Spring.
7. Change passwords
If hacking tales aren't enough to scare you, think of this as good maintenance. Changing your passwords routinely are one of the best ways to keep them strong: even if someone hacks a site, if you're changing your passcode often enough, that information is long gone. Remember not to use a common word, not to repeat your password on multiple sites, and to intersperse symbols, numbers, letters, and capital letters in your passcode.
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6. Update operating systems
One surefire way to get hacked? Not updating your operating system (OS) or firmware when a new one is pushed out to tech. OS updates often include security add-ons necessary to run your mobile, desktop, and IoT devices securely. Most devices will have updates pushed to them—you still often have to accept the installment. While this can take time, do it.
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5. Back up data
Whether you have a cloud-based storage option or a physical hard drive, backing up your computer, tablet, or mobile device is critical. Although you may never have an issue with missing data, a destroyed ha ..
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