There are some simple ways to protect your personal data that can still be effective, say W. D. Salisbury and Rusty Baldwin. They involve changing how you think about your own information security: specifically, assuming you are a target and thinking defensively about how you can protect yourself.
In terms of online data, the most important information to protect is your login credentials for key accounts – like banking, government services, email and social media.
Source: The Conversation, January 18, 2019. Link. The authors recommend:
- Keeping software up to date
- Using a different username and password on each crucial site or service
- Using long passwords
- Using a third line of defense