Tips For Organizing Digital Chaos To Start The Kaspersky New Year

Illustration of digital chaos (photo: Kaspersky)

JAKARTA - Starting in 2024, and after realizing the many hacks that exist during 2023, it's a good idea to start protecting valuable data by cleaning up digital chaos (digital cluster).

What is digital chaos?

According to Kaspersky, digital chaos occurs when device users create digital documents and files at speeds that cannot be stopped like now.

For example, users install more applications than they use, rarely update them, and usually don't adjust the app's security/privacy settings properly. This means that digital waste will be stored on devices or in the cloud forever.

It was found that only about 8 percent of people reached their New Year's resolution due to a lack of personal control, excessive stress, and negative emotions. Therefore, start from a small thing to become a habit, Yeo Siang Tiong commented, General Manager of Southeast Asia in Kaspersky.

How to organize digital chaos?

Kaspersky advises doing one or more of the following tips to be digitally secure in this new year:

Say goodbye to password. Instead of typing passwords every time you log in to an account or make a transaction, your device can now store a unique cryptography key for each site. It's also convenient because you no longer have to think about passwords, memorize them, and enter them later. Chrome, Edge, and Safari support this technology on desktop and mobile platforms.

Use disposable. Leakage of information remains one of the biggest digital risks for all of us. However, we can ensure that less information leaked out there, and make it harder to match, namely by comparing the names and phone numbers in the two stolen databases will not provide any further information attackers about us.

There are many services that provide temporary phone numbers to receive confirmation text, as well as email addresses once. You just need Google phone number/to address single-use email.

Stay away from toxic social media. Year after year, we face too many negative events, plus a wave of hate on social media that continues to peak.

Stop scrolling that takes time. Social networks and news sites can spend hours and a lot of energy. Start reducing it by one hour a day, and try to obey it.

Separate personal life and work. Separating work and personal life is a good thing for various reasons. Ideally, the separation must be physical, which means differences in telephone and computer for personal work and life.

Pay attention to cyber hygiene. Use security software on all computers and phones. Update all apps and operating systems regularly.