Ah.... My data....!!!

What will you do if your personal and financial data has been stolen..? How do you safeguard your data..? Data can be defined with labels such as public, personal, sensitive, confidential, secret, top-secret, or other categories. The more valuable or sensitive the data, the more it needs to be protected. Here are some tips to protect your data.
Firstly, use a strong password or pass-phrase to protect access to data. Secondly, identify and store the personal and financial data in a specific place within network or computer. Never let others know the password and the places store the data or expose it in front of people.
Thirdly, limit the physical access by just allowing the authorized person to access the monitor or devices. Only the person has a access key or password can obtain the confidential information.
Fourthly, limit the network or shared access will allow us limit the risk of both accidental and malicious exposure. Make sure that user give the permission before allow sharing the network and computer.
Fifthly, by using the temporary data storage with save the confidential data in a memory sticks, laptops, or other devices, and remove that data from the device when you have finished. Moreover, must ensure that data has been completely erased and not just deleted.
Lastly, install and maintain anti-virus software and a firewall in computer. User must always keep the software up to date and has more advance security system.