To go with our Cybersecurity Month Themes of What, Where, When, Why, and How, this week’s tip goes more in-depth about WHAT you are protecting.
Over time, we give apps and websites permission to access our Google, Microsoft, Apple, social media, and other accounts. That quick “Sign in with…” button is convenient, but those connections can remain long after we stop using the service.
Take a few minutes this week to review the apps connected to your important accounts. Remove anything you no longer use or recognize and pay attention to what information each app can access.
Think of it as digital housekeeping. The fewer unnecessary connections to your accounts, the fewer opportunities there are for your information to be exposed.
WHAT are you protecting? Not just your password, but everything your account gives access to.
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