Welcome to Cybersecurity in 31 Days. I’m Malan Faya, your host. Today is Day 18. To view previous posts, click here.

Cyberspace can be a dangerous place. There are many malicious applications and security vulnerabilities you could be exposed to online through your web browser. This is why you need to be cautious about your cybersecurity.

To enhance your cyber protection, activate higher level of protection through your security settings on your browser. Most browsers, such as Internet Explorer or Chrome, have a selection of security settings ranging from lowest to highest. To give yourself additional protection against malicious attacks, choose higher levels of security settings. These security settings will block certain types of scripts from running and reduce the permissions settings of the websites. With this, you have minimized cybersecurity risks.