Chromebook is reputed browser in safety issues, but the fact is that whenever you are using internet or using any kind of cloud services your information is at risk. Now the thing is how to secure your chromebook ?
Don't worry guys we will provide you few tricks to secure your chrome easily. Just follow the post and read it carefully. Google claim for internet security for chrome and yes it's true for a certain extent. Sometimes your laptops do protect you by encrypting locally stored data, protects you from phising attack, blocking traditionally malware installs. But keep in mind that chrome rely on Internet and make use of cloud storage services which can put your data at risk. To avoid this and make your browser secure follow the post as below.
1. Make use of Guest Mode.
If you are just surfing on web then surely make use of Guest mode feature because it does not need your Google ID. The main purpose of the Guest mode is to allow your friends to use chromebook without any access to your google account. Google is tailoring the activities you do. Using Guest mode can make sure that any particular of your online sessions is excluded from other information google collects about you.
You should note that the browsing data from the guest sessions aren't saved, but google warns that some websites still may have records of visit.
To enable Guest browsing mode press the keyboard shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+Q and to exit press the same shortcut keys.
Note: You can visit and download the files but but cannot install app from the chrome store by Guest mode.
2.Make Use of VPN.
As the chromebook make use of Internet heavily you should be familiar to the VPN service and should enable it. Your data is also at high risk when you use it on open campus level like free open WiFi in school, colleges, malls etc. People can interfere when you use open Wifi. This can be protected by using VPN services as it provides a layer of protection any time you use free, open WiFi networks. It prevents you from hackers from snooping your activities. Many VPN services also provides you a new IP address to your computer which masks your actual geographical location and therefore hides some important information about you and ayour computer.
They also encrypt the information flowing between your computer and internet.
You can find many free VPN services or Low cost VPN services and setting anyone for your chromebook is however tricky because not all the VPN services work.
Only few services are supported by the Chromebook like L2TP over IPsec with PSK, L2TP over IPsec with certificate-based authentication and open VPN.
3.Be safe from Phishing scams and suspicious apps.
Your Chrome book provides you alerts all the time of phishing and malware as the alerts are turned ON by default. Don't ignore and disable them instead pay attention when those alerts appear.
There is always a chance that you could download a spammy chrome app or extension. Yes there are only few threats in Chrome store. But nevertheless don't ever download or click on anything that looks suspicious. You also get phished by clicking on the suspicious email links, avoid it. Be on safer side always.
Conclusion
To use a fully secured Chromebook you need to keep in mind the above things. It secures your data. Using Internet is also not secure, your important data is always at high risk but the security is in your hand. Make yourself on safer side. Enjoy Chrome and do let us know your reviews after after using the above tips. Let your friends know about this.
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