The last few years have seen a massive jump in the frequency of reports about digital security breaches and personal privacy issues, and no doubt this trend will continue. We hear about scammers moving to social media, nations using cyberattacks as part of coordinated offensive strategies, and the rise of companies making millions tracking our online behavior.
Feeling apathetic about these events is all too easy, but you can do a great deal to improve your online security so that when you are caught up by a security event, you can mitigate the risk to yourself and quickly protect yourself from further risk. Security consciousness is surprisingly easy to learn, and many open source projects exist that can help you.
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