Simple ways to boost your cyber security
BY JENNIFER MCFEE
As cyber security continues to evolve, a few simple steps can bolster your digital safety. Eddie Phillips is an instructor with CyberWave, Manitoba Institute of Trade and Technology’s hub dedicated to addressing the current labour shortage in cyber security. From his vantage point, Phillips offers several ways we can become empowered and take control of our digital data. “If we’re not careful, cyber criminals can use data against you,” he says. “If they get any kind of information, no matter how little value you think it might have, they can try to infiltrate your other services.” To safeguard against this situation, Phillips suggests using two-factor or multi-factor authentication whenever possible. “This is where you have to enter an extra six-digit number to log into a service,” he says.
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