At Bupa we believe fostering healthy digital habits and personal cyber safety, supports your digital wellbeing.
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Passwords are still one of the most important layers of security for everything in our digital lives – from email to bank accounts, shopping carts to video games. Choosing a strong, unique password or passphrase is one of the best ways to safeguard your accounts against unauthorised access to your sensitive information.
Visit haveibeenpwned.com and enter your email address, password or phone number to see if it’s been stolen or hacked. Once a password has been breached, cyber criminals know that that there is a high chance of this being re-used across other accounts. So beat them to it and change it before they get the chance to try!
• Prioritise important accounts
Identify your important accounts (like health insurance, bank and personal email) and ensure you use strong, unique passwords to protect your sensitive information.
• Make your passwords longer
Use a passphrase for a simple way to create a strong password that is easy to remember. Pick a sentence that you can easily remember, but someone else could not like ‘Ilove2eaticecreamsundays!’.
• Keep your passwords safe
Use a password manager to securely store all your passwords in one place. Password managers can also generate passwords, so you do not have to. Cybernews have provided an in-depth analysis of the 10 Best Password Managers in Australia to help you find a password manager that best suits your needs.
Where available, activate or register for Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) on your accounts to prevent unauthorised access to your personal information. This additional layer of protection requires at least two steps to verify your identity when accessing an account or processing a sensitive transaction making it an effective safeguard. This is especially important for your email account and any account containing health related or personal information.
MFA is a simple and effective way to further protect your accounts, which is why its implemented for myBupa also known as Digital ID. If you have not yet registered for a digital identity, now is a great time to do it. Set up your digital identity (bupa.com.au).Our devices store or enable access to our personal or confidential information, making them an ideal target for cybercriminals. Any device connected to the internet is vulnerable to security breaches, therefore it is important we keep them as secure as possible.
Consider the following measures to enhance your device security:
Phishing emails masquerade as legitimate messages from trusted sources such as banks, social media platforms or government agencies. They aim to trick you into revealing passwords, financial information, or personal data; opening the door to financial loss, unauthorised access of your accounts, or identify theft. Once handed over, they can do a lot of damage in our connected digital lives.
In the modern online world, we are busy, easily distracted, or simply unaware of the risks online potentially leaving us vulnerable. The most successful phishing emails exploit human emotions, such as fear or curiosity, to manipulate us into responding or reacting before we have time to realise what is going on.
Before interaction with an email, ask yourself the following questions:
If you receive a phishing email that impersonates an organisation, try contacting that organisation to let them know. You can also report scams to Scamwatch or if they are impersonating Bupa, please report to scams@bupa.com.au
At Bupa, we believe technology offers us opportunities to connect our everyday lives with the digital world. While this connectedness has many benefits, there are also costs associated with increasing our online activity. These include the impact on our wellbeing – our mental health, online safety and, in some instances, our financial and identity security.
To maintain a positive, safe, secure relationship with our online world, we encourage our members to foster digital wellbeing the same way they nurture their other health goals.