Safe4Cyber - Online Safety & Securtiy

A guide on staying safe online. Lock down accounts, protect personal info, media literacy, avoid misinformation and be cyber-smart!

Website by: Ibrahim Mollah · Abdullah Ibn Usman · Zaid Munir

Brass key resting on a laptop keyboard above a green STAY SAFE keyStack of Visa, Mastercard and American Express credit cardsIllustration explaining identity theftCollage of popular social media app logosHand holding a smartphone showing the home screen

Why is Online Safety & Security important?

In today's day and age, malicious parties, with a single click can acsess thousands of peoples personal information, login info, credit card information, phone number, passwords, search history and habits along with multitudes of other information that you wouldn't want someone having. Out of those thousands, you could be one. It might be quite scary knowing that someone could have your personal information, but luckily there are ways to prevent for malicious people getting things you dont want them to. Thats called being cyber-smart, our website provides a thourough explaination and guide into how to become cyber-smart and protect your information.

How to stay secure.

Strong Passwords

Long passphrases plus two-factor authentication stop almost every basic account hack attempt.

Scam Spotting

Urgency, monetary or other rewards and weird links are the three biggest giveaways of a phishing message.

Privacy Settings

Locking down who can see your posts, location and friend list shrinks your risk fast.

Safe Networks

Free public Wi-Fi is convenient, but never bank, shop or log in to anything important on it or don't use it at all.

Your Digital Identity

Once personal details are out there, they are almost impossible to take back.