The cybersecurity practice that the OCU recommends and that generation Z carries out unintentionally

There are many young people who search for themselves on the Internet to satisfy their curiosity or, in some cases, out of vanity. However, OCU presents reasons why it can also benefit your cybersecurity.

For many people, new technologies and especially social networks have increased society’s ego. That is to say, we have become more vain.

It can be seen in the tendency to regularly take photos of oneself or share all kinds of details with others, some even not recommended depending on the occasion.

However, this practice has its benefits, beyond feeding self-esteem. Also in cybersecurity issues, the generation Z It meets a premise that even the OCU itself recommends. According to them, sThis is something that everyone should do from time to time if they want to reduce the threats that circulate on the Internet..

The OCU cybersecurity council

This is what is called egosurfing. Or what is the same, search for information about yourself on the Internet, usually using Google. There are other methods, but that is the main one. In many cases, Generation Z searches the Internet to find out the extent of their popularity, responses on networks, likes and that kind of thing. Come on, to find out what others think.

However, egosurfining is not just a matter of vanity. The OCU itself assures that investigating your information should be a frequent practice for anyone who uses the Internet. That is, for almost everyone, in these times. Above all because of the so-called digital footprint: the trace that your actions on the Internet end up leaving of your own identity.

This can manifest itself in many ways, but primarily it comes down to the impact due to social media. Keep in mind that It is not uncommon for someone to use your data to create fake profiles, For example. Or to manipulate the information that exists about you. Not to mention the photos: who can have absolute control over those things nowadays?

Even if you are not very inclined to publish anything on the Internet, not even on social networks, a friend, acquaintance or family member can tag you, without going any further. In the end it is what is usually known as “online reputation”. Something that is very difficult to escape from, and that in the end, for personal, work or social reasons, everyone ends up developing.

Security issues

Along these same lines, the OCU warns of another risk: cases of spoofing. Please note that today Your information can be online in many places: your bank, your telecommunications company, or even the EMT. If one of these entities suffers a cyber attack, and unfortunately they suffer them very frequently, your data may be exposed.

Therefore, thinking that you are not on the Internet is almost always a mistake, unless you were shipwrecked on a desert island a long time ago, and you are still there.

Searching for yourself may not be the most exciting activity in the world (after all, you already know yourself), but it can improve your confidence. And it may even give you an idea of ​​how others see you, at least on the Internet.