The Importance of Digital Security
Everyone has information that they want to keep private, from credit card numbers to personal photographs. This information is called data privacy and it’s important to take the right steps to protect it.
Whether you’re sending a private work email or playing a mobile game, digital security is vital to protect your identity and data from cyber attacks. There are many tools that can be used to prevent an attack, but it’s not always easy to know which ones to use or how to use them.
A basic tool that can help is a firewall. It blocks access to sites that are known to contain malware and can also monitor traffic to and from a device. A more advanced digital security tool is a proxy that helps protect your privacy by changing your IP address and enabling multi-layer encryption.
It isn’t just digital security software that is important; user education is also critical. Employees need to understand what actions are risky, such as clicking on suspicious links or downloading malware, and how to avoid them. This is challenging and often requires time off of normal tasks for training.
Storyful has produced several digital security resources to help journalists and other users learn how to better protect themselves online. These include: