What steps can I take to be more secure on the internet? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Tobin@lemmy.world to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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So recently I've gotten a bit more serious about my internet security, and made some changes. Here's a short list of what I've done, but I'm wondering if I'm missing anything important:

Moved from Brave to Firefox
Bought my own domain for my email (so I can switch email providers at any time)
Switched to Duck Duck Go from google (It's gotten worse anyways)
Bought the Proton package (VPN, Encrypted email, etc...)
Installed Thunderbird (instead of microsoft mail app)
Installed uBlock Origin
Installed Bitwarden for password managing (My passwords are also no longer all the same)

Is there anything that I have missed that should be a priority for internet security?

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[-] Fullest@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Set up 2FA/MFA for all of your accounts wherever supported. It's probably one of the few easier things you can do that is missing from your list, and you will vastly improve your security posture for it.

I just use Google authenticator but there are plenty of other apps out there if you'd prefer something else.

[-] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This but make sure you don't do 2FA via SMS. It'll make your account less secure

[-] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Can you explain why?

[-] walkercricket@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

The SMS communication is not secured at all as it's not encrypted and you can't encrypt it. Your wifi and your whole internet network however is generally fully encrypted by default.

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