{"id":240717,"date":"2026-07-06T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/simple-cybersecurity-tips-to-protect-your-data-and-block-hackers\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:35:08","slug":"simple-cybersecurity-tips-to-protect-your-data-and-block-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/simple-cybersecurity-tips-to-protect-your-data-and-block-hackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple cybersecurity tips to protect your data and block hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/06\/simple-cybersecurity-tips-protect-your-data-block-hackers\/\">Simple cybersecurity tips to protect your data and block hackers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/06\/simple-cybersecurity-tips-protect-your-data-block-hackers\/\">https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/06\/simple-cybersecurity-tips-protect-your-data-block-hackers\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-06 10:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.mysuncoast.com\">www.mysuncoast.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) &#8211; Cyber scams make headlines almost every week. With so much of daily life now online, feeling like a target is common \u2014 but you don\u2019t need to be a tech expert to get more secure.Nadeem Azhar, author of Evolution of Authentication, shared a list of steps anyone can take immediately to protect their data and block hackers.Steps to take nowDon\u2019t recycle passwords. Using the same password across multiple accounts increases your exposure if one account is compromised.Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA). Adding a second layer of verification makes it harder for unauthorized users to access your accounts.Don\u2019t let your guard down after enabling MFA. MFA reduces risk but does not eliminate it. Staying alert to suspicious activity remains important.Apply updates. Keeping software and devices up to date closes security gaps that hackers can exploit.Enable biometric login. Using fingerprint or facial recognition adds a layer of protection tied to your physical identity.Bonus tip: When using AI systems, disable the option that allows your data to be used to train large language models (LLMs).For more information, visit nadeemazhar.com.Copyright 2026 WWSB. All rights reserved.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple cybersecurity tips to protect your data and block hackers https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/06\/simple-cybersecurity-tips-protect-your-data-block-hackers\/ Publish Date: 2026-07-06 10:20:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/gray-wwsb-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/BKORSMOUSRBZLILUZQIK2ZVGNI.jpg?auth=bb21be8e8ce2d9e245db488c706ef9dfb303300d1da6f16275e2709afbe11a81&width=1200&height=600&smart=true","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[26,24,31],"class_list":["post-240717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-ai","tag-cybersecurity","tag-exploit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240719,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240717\/revisions\/240719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}