In my day-to-day work as an ethical hacker (I prefer the term penetration tester, but whatever floats your boat) I encounter a bunch of common security mistakes that let me gain unauthorized access to your computer systems. It makes my work day a lot easier when someone's left a password written down on their desk—but I'm not the only one who's lazy and likes an easy win.
Economically driven black-hat hackers are usually looking for the lowest-hanging fruit, and with a few easy changes, you can make it far harder for someone to casually breach your security and invade your privacy. To that end, I've compiled a list of the top five habits you should change while using the internet—from a hacker's perspective. You may already know a couple, but the others could be the difference between you getting hacked, and keeping yourself safe.
