Recently, the issue of digital security has been much discussed on the Internet, from the point of view of personal as well as corporate interests. Maybe the need to talk about it has matured. I would like to transfer the main axiom: the digital security starts in our heads. This is like the rules of hygiene when you first have to follow your personal cleanliness and then rely only on supportive means. For some reason, people think that if they have a good antivirus, they will not be infected by a computer virus. And that it must be constantly updated, which no one thinks of. Also, the antivirus program should not be turned off from time to time when it “gets angry" while downloading a file. In general, even if the "antivirus" is not against it, you can't download all kinds of nonsense to the computer, because the struggle between viruses and antivirus is endless, and these two win and lose in a transmissible sequence.

 And so, the main thing is that people should be accountable to themselves, that the information of personal data needs protection, and, therefore, we should be careful about this data. To do this, you do not need to post your password on a sticky note on your desk, or create the password based on your grandchild’s name. In terms of personal data protection, it is no less important to change the computer password at least once every few months. Here are a few more things that will all together ensure your digital security. And it is already desirable to leave the second half to the professionals. If, as a rule, only ordinary attention and the ability to understand problems are sufficient in the protection of personal data, then in the case of corporate data security, all this requires a professional approach. This is not touched upon in the given article for not to overload it with technical-professional information.

It should also be noted that there is no need to be hysterical, to be afraid of viruses and the loss of personal data. As a rule, this is caused by the lack of understanding of the nature of technology and the constant "intimidation" of these dangers on the Internet. But in the end, everything is much clearer than we think. In other words, if your e-mail is "broken", don't think that it was done by a hacker genius sitting in front of three monitors in the basement and "playing a symphony" on the keyboard. In fact, 99% of the reason is that you have chosen a very primitive password or have accessed your email address from your neighbour’s computer and forgot to log out. Or maybe you clicked on your "winnings" notification and wrote your password in the inquiry. To avoid this just pay more attention to your digital security so in case of data breach in Google, no antivirus or any specialist will be able to save the situation.

The weakest link in the security chain is the human element. - Kevin Mitnick