{"id":149287,"date":"2017-04-17T07:10:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T05:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=149287"},"modified":"2017-04-17T20:22:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T18:22:20","slug":"tech-habits-can-lead-criminals-straight-valuables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/04\/17\/tech-habits-can-lead-criminals-straight-valuables\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech habits that can lead criminals straight to your valuables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We shop, we bank, we network, we broadcast, we live through our electronic devices.<\/p>\n<p>This is something that criminals know all too well and are always ready to capitalise on.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cStop to think for a minute about how much information you save on, and share via your electronic device \u201d said Elmarie Twilley, spokesman for Afrikaans insurance brand, Virseker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile many criminals are simply interested in stealing these devices and selling them, others are more interested in your digital footprint and what your messages, e-mails, apps and saved details can lead them to.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Virseker offers the following tips to avoid becoming a victim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a rule, try to avoid saving sensitive information on your phone or laptop, or taking pictures of sensitive documents.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t save your home address on your GPS. Rather save it under a different, less obvious name or enter the address of a landmark close to your home.<\/li>\n<li>Never leave your gate or alarm remote and\/or home keys in your car.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you have good access protection with strong passwords. Use different passwords for different accounts.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t select for your browser to remember your password.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t write your passwords or PIN codes down, especially not on a piece of paper or in a notebook that is in the same bag as your phone or laptop.<\/li>\n<li>Log out of your devices and apps or lock them when you aren\u2019t using them.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use hash tags and check-ins that could help criminals identify and locate you.\u00a0 Especially avoid checking in to your home address on social media.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t accept friend or follow requests from just anyone.<\/li>\n<li>Wipe your devices clean of all personal data before selling them, giving them away or discarding them.<\/li>\n<li>Use a remote device wiping app so that if your device gets stolen, you can remove sensitive information from it.<\/li>\n<li>If your cellphone or computer is stolen, immediately change your passwords to prevent unauthorised access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cDespite your best efforts, criminals may still get the better of you, so it\u2019s imperative to make sure that you have adequate portable possessions insurance specifically for these devices\u201d, said Twilley.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149213\/tech-thursday-apps-can-help-travelling-road\/\">Tech Thursday: These apps can help you when travelling on the road<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/148667\/tech-thursday-use-social-media-activism\/\">Tech Thursday: How to use social media for activism<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='d801c04c43fb4c713e8f764befca30e4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much information do you save on, and share via your electronic device?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":149288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[989,1913,979,969,1847,2734,11221,5574],"class_list":["post-149287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-crime","tag-criminals","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-information","tag-melissa-hart","tag-tech","tag-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["crime","criminals","germiston","germiston city news","information","melissa hart","Tech","technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}