6 Ways To Stay Safe Online

Protect your identity by keeping your social media accounts secure

- Chanel Gellin, Nicola Moras

From online accounts being hacked to identity theft, the consequences of not being careful with your social media accounts can range from seemingly insignificant to life-changing.

According to social media specialist and author of Visible, Nicola Moras, being hacked can have dire consequences, so protecting your social media accounts is crucial. Here are Nicole’s easy-to-implement tips on how to do protect both your information and your friends’.

1 DON’T SHARE OR WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORDS

This might sound obvious, yet you’d be surprised at how many people will share their personal information. Do not under any circumstances share the passwords to your social media accounts via text, messenger or email, and don’t write them (or hints to the password) anywhere in case someone else finds it.

2 BE MINDFUL OF HOW MUCH YOU’RE SHARING