Did you know that today is Data Privacy Day? It’s an international holiday that occurs every year on the 28th of January, and whose purpose is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. It is currently observed in the United States, Canada, Israel and 47 European countries.
Data privacy these days has become a hot topic of discussion, what with GDPR recently being enforced on major companies like Facebook and Google, Marriott/Starwood’s disclosure of up to 500 million breached data records, and California’s sweeping data privacy law enacted in June 2018. In the spirit of the holiday, we’ll offer some tips you can use to help keep your data secure.
Enable two-factor authentication: We can’t say it enough! If this isn’t something you have already done, go do it. Two factor (or multi factor) is one of the easiest security measures you can take. No really, go do it. We recommend using a passcode generated by a security app such as Google Authenticator or Duo Security instead of the standard SMS text where possible.
Update your software regularly: Software updates are designed to address security vulnerabilities, bugs and other issues that may affect performance or the integrity of data stored in the application.
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