Digital security

Check first, then click!

The best way to minimize cybercrime is to be alert. Check first, then click! By first checking a link, attachment or payment request for reliability, you avoid becoming a victim. 

• Check the link by hovering over it with your mouse (do not click). Look carefully if you see any strange things in the link.
• Check the sender's e-mail address (beware, sometimes cybercriminals use an e-mail address that looks very similar to a trusted mail address).
• Do you receive an unexpected payment request from someone you know? Call on this person at the number you know and ask if it's true.
• Do you receive a payment request from a company? Call the company to ask if it is correct.

If you are in doubt about a link, you can check it on the website Checkjelinkje. You can find more tips to avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime on the Safe Internet Sites , Don't make it too easy for them.

What else can you do to stay digitally secure?

• Health that your computer (and possibly company network) is properly secured.
• Use of a virus scanner, firewall, anti-spyware, safe website and ad blockers (software that blocks ads that may contain a virus).
• Double secure is double secure: Health that you log into your accounts in 2 steps.
• Use a good password (at least 8 characters, with uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and punctuation).
• Back up your data regularly.
• Never give your login information to others.
• Always perform updates to your software.
• Protect your online privacy.
• Always be critical when giving personal information.
• Use a VPN connection on public Wi-Fi networks