Being security conscious is a very vital aspect of computer protection techniques, we seriously advise you practice the listed steps taken to secure yourself from vulnerable attacks from adware, malware, spyware and other cyber attacks.
Crackers are privacy breakers who steal valuable and concise information from computer users for exploitation, they sometimes use this as a blackmail tool to source money from affected users.
There are many smart devices in today's world from Tablets, Phablets, PCs, Smart TV, and advanced gadgets most of which are mostly vulnerable to attacks from crackers.

There have been many cases of privacy violation, government information leakage, websites been hacked because of the constant increase in the demand for stronger security.
Manufacturers of Softwares and Computers has Increased the demand for users to upgrade their computers to avoid flaws that would lead to privacy and computer damage (loss of files due to virus), The proven solution is to downloading flaw patches that will help one guide his system without vulnerabilities.
Apart from upgrading the computer to fix bugs or flaws that'll enable penetration, the user should be conscious about his own cyber safety, how

1. Download Application (softwares and games) from their respective websites :
Some Apps downloaded from third-party websites are sometimes modified, and might contain malicious code for infiltration.
Stay away from cracked apps, most cracked apps are tools for hacking the users who use them.

2. Clear Cache and Cookies Seldomly:
Don't always leave traces of your histories floating on the internet, clearing c&c will reduce tracking from crackers.

3. Read the Permissions usage before installation: some Android users are guilty of this, Some apps use your Mobile hardware without you noticing, like using face camera, retrieving and sending data over the internet, deleting contents of your drive and so on. Try using a Permission manager to checkmate your apps.

4. E-mail Spamming: Ensure you read emails vividly before clicking on them, some messages are
automatically moved to spammed folders where you can send them to trash or review them if they were filtered wrongly, others come normally telling you things like you won $1m click the link, the truth is that you never signed up for that.
Millions of people get duped yearly and some messages can be very catchy please don't fall for it.

5. Protect your devices with antivirus softwares: They are thousands of malicious softwares out there carrying very destructive codes used to infect your system. They are countless types of viruses like trojan horse, adware, spyware, malware, hacktool virus for Apps, Batch virus and many more. Use Strong antivirus software like Windows defender for windows OS, McAfee, Kapersky , 360 antivirus, AVG, Avira, Comodo security, etc.
to protect your pc.
Don't use more than one Antivirus software, it's might brick your device.

6. Monitoring your Devices: Your PC and your Mobile (may be android) are still vulnerable to attacks even if guarded by a knight antivirus. You as a user should limit collection of files from external devices and strictly monitor your files being collected from a person.

7. Avoid too much plugins on your browsers:
From Savefrom.net plugins to monkeyhacks, please limit plugins, especially if you use Mozilla firefox older version for surfing. Some plugins comes with ads that'll cover your total screen with extreme annoying contents. They also comes with viruses that are harmful to computers and also used as hacktool .

8. Use a VPN service for business dealings or privacy:
Please use VPN (virtual private network) softwares for doing various transactions when you're online doing very serious business. Ensure you use renowned VPN services when accessing the internet, e.g Hotspot shield, Hide me VPN, OperaVPN and others are trusted VPN programs out there. If you can't afford such VPN programs try using Anonymous mode for browsing, it doesn't leave trace of your browsing activities.

9. Avoid Manipulation:
A lot of us love rooting & skinpacking, i love it too but not most of the times. Too much tweaking can make your device vulnerable to attacks and sometimes damage your device. Please tweak with care !

10. Try reconfiguring default settings: some settings might just be the manufacturers way of bloating you(bloat ware), try changing network settings, autorun, default players, etc.
You can also disable location services to prevent monitoring.

The above steps will surely help secure your activities online and offline and keep you safe from crackers who seek to exploit you.

source:

http://gklited..co.id/2016/08/tips-in-protecting-your-privacy-and.html?m=1