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title: 5 Easy Steps to Protect Yourself Online
date:
    created: 2025-02-14T17:00:00
authors:
    - jordan
description: Worried about hackers and data breaches? You're not alone. In this video we outline 5 simple yet crucial steps you can take today to dramatically improve your online security and protect your personal information.
readtime: 8
thumbnail: https://neat.tube/lazy-static/previews/59e10e27-2bc4-4cd4-8cb7-605b101baf4e.jpg
embed: https://neat.tube/videos/embed/059b71a5-a1aa-44d5-b410-14a69e3082da
peertube: https://neat.tube/w/1GaeNH2GyUark4kNXCcL6Q
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5bKUA2sVFM
links:
  - Password Managers: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/passwords/
  - Multifactor Authentication: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/multi-factor-authentication/
  - Desktop Browsers: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/desktop-browsers/
  - Browser Extensions: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/browser-extensions/
  - Recommendation Criteria: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/criteria/
---

Worried about hackers and data breaches? You're not alone. In this video we outline 5 simple yet crucial steps you can take today to dramatically improve your online security and protect your personal information.

## Sources

- The biggest data breaches in 2024: <https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/2024-in-data-breaches-1-billion-stolen-records-and-rising/>
- Bitwarden Password Strength Tester: <https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/>
- Proton Pass Showcase video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YLxjvxHMYo>
- Bitwarden Showcase video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w0sJlgKfWQ>
- Google Incognito Lawsuit: <https://apnews.com/article/google-incognito-mode-tracking-lawsuit-settlement-8b30c9397f678bc4c546ab84191f7a9d>
- Google ad for GIMP was malicious: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-ad-for-gimporg-served-info-stealing-malware-via-lookalike-site/>
- Cops were allowed to force a suspect to use thumbprint to unlock phone, says court: <https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/19/thumbprint-to-unlock-phone-kaw/>
update(video)!: 5 Easy Steps to Protect Yourself Online (#2893) 2025-02-14 11:14:45 -06:00			`---`
			`title: 5 Easy Steps to Protect Yourself Online`
			`date:`
			`created: 2025-02-14T17:00:00`
			`authors:`
			`- jordan`
			`description: Worried about hackers and data breaches? You're not alone. In this video we outline 5 simple yet crucial steps you can take today to dramatically improve your online security and protect your personal information.`
			`readtime: 8`
			`thumbnail: https://neat.tube/lazy-static/previews/59e10e27-2bc4-4cd4-8cb7-605b101baf4e.jpg`
			`embed: https://neat.tube/videos/embed/059b71a5-a1aa-44d5-b410-14a69e3082da`
			`peertube: https://neat.tube/w/1GaeNH2GyUark4kNXCcL6Q`
			`youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5bKUA2sVFM`
update(video): Add video sources (#2894) 2025-02-14 17:35:13 -06:00			`links:`
			`- Password Managers: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/passwords/`
			`- Multifactor Authentication: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/multi-factor-authentication/`
			`- Desktop Browsers: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/desktop-browsers/`
			`- Browser Extensions: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/browser-extensions/`
			`- Recommendation Criteria: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/criteria/`
update(video)!: 5 Easy Steps to Protect Yourself Online (#2893) 2025-02-14 11:14:45 -06:00			`---`

			`Worried about hackers and data breaches? You're not alone. In this video we outline 5 simple yet crucial steps you can take today to dramatically improve your online security and protect your personal information.`
update(video): Add video sources (#2894) 2025-02-14 17:35:13 -06:00
			`## Sources`

			`- The biggest data breaches in 2024: <https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/2024-in-data-breaches-1-billion-stolen-records-and-rising/>`
			`- Bitwarden Password Strength Tester: <https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/>`
			`- Proton Pass Showcase video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YLxjvxHMYo>`
			`- Bitwarden Showcase video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w0sJlgKfWQ>`
			`- Google Incognito Lawsuit: <https://apnews.com/article/google-incognito-mode-tracking-lawsuit-settlement-8b30c9397f678bc4c546ab84191f7a9d>`
			`- Google ad for GIMP was malicious: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-ad-for-gimporg-served-info-stealing-malware-via-lookalike-site/>`
			`- Cops were allowed to force a suspect to use thumbprint to unlock phone, says court: <https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/19/thumbprint-to-unlock-phone-kaw/>`