Stay Secure: Why Cyber Hygiene Should Be Part of Your Personal Hygiene

This article introduces cyber hygiene and provides practical guidance for individuals and professionals, emphasizing unique strong passwords with a password manager, multi-factor authentication, proactive patching (OS/apps, removing unused extensions, uninstalling end-of-life software), securing home networks and IoT, auditing internet-exposed services, using VPN on public Wi‑Fi, managing permissions, mindful data sharing (including with AI tools), continuous monitoring, and fostering a security-aware culture through education and open reporting.