Who is putting a breach in smart devices:-
CCTV Camera for home security, Safety app with GPS for your security. Equipped with many such smart devices, if you are sure of your safety, then you are doing wrong. These devices are capable of protecting you as long as no one breaks into them. For this not to happen, it is very important for you to know the right way to use them.
"Recently a shocking case came to light from Delhi, where a couple found it difficult to get the CCTV cameras installed in their house fixed. On the pretext of fixing the camera, the engineer took the access to the CCTV in his mobile and later he went to the couple's house. Video recording of private moments and blackmailing them. This is not the first case of data theft. Some time back there was news of data leak from Facebook too. As our reliance on smart devices is increasing, unauthorized way private From getting information blackmailing to cyber fraud and withdrawing money from bank accounts on the basis of fake documents are also increasing. If seen, this connectivity of the digital world is taking a toll on our privacy.
Imagine, the smart speaker with which you talk to Alexa, you ask questions, if the same thing starts slandering you to someone else! Surprisingly, but last year there was such news that Amazon's smart speaker had a husband- Wife's private conversation was leaked. However, later the company improved it. Internet-based smart technology may have made our lives easier, but due to your carelessness, not only financial, but also sensitive and confidential information is reaching insecure hands. Pawan Duggal, a well-known Supreme Court lawyer and expert in cyber law, says, “Most of the data breach cases go unreported. Therefore, the general public is also unaware of its dangers, while the reality is that the cases of data breach are increasing rapidly at the global level, especially in India. There is a provision of the Information Technology Act 2000 for cyber security, which has a legal definition of cyber security, but it is insufficient in terms of securing the data effectively.
Beware of Free Wi-Fi and Bluetooth:-
Many times you give your personal information to hackers through free Wi-Fi. Especially if you are downloading an app or doing mobile transactions. Similarly, in a research, it was told that when a device is connected to a mobile app via Bluetooth, then there is a risk of the device being hacked. After this, when the device is operated, there is a risk of it being hacked. In such a situation, fitness trackers, smart thermostats, smart speakers or smart homes are more vulnerable to any kind of hacking. Here too you need to be very careful.
CCTV camera can be weak link:-
Rahul Prasad, VP of Engineering AI Technology and Chief Technical Officer of Engineering AI Technology, Bobble Keyboard, explains, for security devices like CCTV to work securely, it is also important to keep a few things in mind – such as the default admin username of the Wi-Fi router when setting up CCTV and Change password and set complex password, which includes special characters, lowercase, upper case and numbers. It is better to use wireless CCTV instead of wired CCTV.
1.Enable data encryption while setting up the camera, so that no one can view your videos in a wrong way. For better data protection, use a camera with a wireless security protocol, such as Wi-Fi Protected Access.
2. Also keep the camera software up-to-date. Do not give hard disk under any circumstances if you are giving it for CCTV repair.
Keep your date safe like this:-
It is not possible to secure 100 percent personal data, but if you are aware, you can prevent data breach to a great extent, such as-
• Always use the Internet in a secure way. Apps can also steal your data, blackmail you by accessing photos of your private moments or important documents. In this case, download only trusted apps. Also be careful while giving permissions after downloading apps. Be especially cautious when giving access to the camera, location and photos.
• Keep authentication enabled for second level security. Keep the phone locked when not in use. The phone's storage must be encrypted. This will keep your data secure. For this, you can enable storage encryption by going to the phone's settings. In latest phones it comes by default. Do not download data from any unauthenticated website. Even with these, your risk may increase if malware enters the computer.
• Keep the software of all your devices like phones, laptops, tablets, etc. up-to-date to stay safe from cyber attacks.
Keep information:-
Check Point Research has recently released a list of some such apps, which were stealing people's data. In this, the names of Astro Guru, T Leva, Logo Designing App etc. came up. So how can you protect your personal information from being leaked? Just need to be a little careful. For example, before using any app, read its terms and conditions. Apart from this, you can auto delete your data by going to Settings. Similarly, you can avoid this by going to the settings of the mobile phone and turning off the microphone, because Google also tracks you through the microphone.
* According to a research, TV streaming devices including Internet-connected devices such as smart TVs, smart home devices are leaking users' data. If you also use such devices, then go to Settings and turn off Location, so that the data cannot reach third parties.
*According to the IBM Data Breach Report, the incidence of data leaks in India has increased by 37 percent in 2020. The same report said that most of the incidents of data leaks were carried out through malware.