Top 4 security tips to protect your computer data at school

It's that time of the year again boys and girls to start their life at school. Here're top 4 tips to keep your computer safe fat school. It only takes a little bit of time and care to ensure that you don't become an unlucky statistic.

1. Use a strong Windows password

You're entitled to create multiple user accounts on your Windows computer. But have you ever create a strong password for your Windows user accounts? A Windows password is said to give the first layer of protection for your computer files and folders as it can stop all unauthorized users from accessing your computer. To make the password strong enough, it should be mix-composed of letters, numbers and symbols and 8 characters long. After setting a strong Windows password, please remember to create Windows password reset disk to in case that you forget the Windows password in future.

2. Encrypt your computer files and folders

Entering a password to log into your computer does not mean that your data is safe. It's better to password protect your individual files and folders on computer.  Although Windows don't enable you to do this job directly, encryption software like Truecrypt, Axcrypt will help you to achieve this task.

3. Bakup Back up your files with backup software

Amazingly, students still don't back up their data and end up losing their files the day before the deadline! A proper backup like Dropbox requires you to have a local copy, a local backup and an off site backup. Besides, various free backup applications are also out there for your choice, like Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition, FBackup, and so on.

4. Secure your wireless router

A common misconception is that the only reason to secure your wireless router is so people do not steal your bandwidth. The truth is that without proper security, you are blasting your data un-encrypted for all to see. Use WPA encryption with a proper and strong passkey. Consult your router's manual for instructions.

Of course, the computer security tips are not limited to the tips mentioned above. And aside from computer, please remember to secure your devices like your smart phone and hard drives.