Using the cloud is now a fact of our digital lives. Email, blogging, website design and storing digital content all rely on cloud services. The news headlines can seem awash with security scare stories, but with a little effort anyone can use the cloud safely.
All of the cloud-based services that are in use today use passwords and encryption to ensure that the data that moves to and from the cloud servers is secure. The encryption part of the security is invisible to most users.
Make sure your browsing is secure
Just look at the web address in your internet browser. It should begin with ‘https’. The ‘s’ shows that the connection to the cloud is secure. Often your browser will also display a closed padlock indicating that the security protocols to the cloud service you are using are active.
Accessing these services to pick up your email or download some photos you have saved to one of the many cloud storage solutions will mean creating a password. The fundamental way that all users can ensure their use of cloud services are secure is to get into the habit of creating strong passwords.
Pick a secure password
Believe it or not, 123456 and ‘password’ are still the most common passwords used according to the latest survey from SplashData. QWERTY and abc123 are also commonly used to protect what can often be highly sensitive information stored in the cloud.
The good news is that there are a number of options when it comes to creating strong passwords to protect the data in the cloud:
Read More : http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/11/how-to-stay-safe-in-the-cloud/
All of the cloud-based services that are in use today use passwords and encryption to ensure that the data that moves to and from the cloud servers is secure. The encryption part of the security is invisible to most users.
Make sure your browsing is secure
Just look at the web address in your internet browser. It should begin with ‘https’. The ‘s’ shows that the connection to the cloud is secure. Often your browser will also display a closed padlock indicating that the security protocols to the cloud service you are using are active.
Accessing these services to pick up your email or download some photos you have saved to one of the many cloud storage solutions will mean creating a password. The fundamental way that all users can ensure their use of cloud services are secure is to get into the habit of creating strong passwords.
Pick a secure password
Believe it or not, 123456 and ‘password’ are still the most common passwords used according to the latest survey from SplashData. QWERTY and abc123 are also commonly used to protect what can often be highly sensitive information stored in the cloud.
The good news is that there are a number of options when it comes to creating strong passwords to protect the data in the cloud:
Read More : http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/11/how-to-stay-safe-in-the-cloud/
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