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Hackers can you get past your security in a number of different ways; some are caused by you, and some security measures they can be bypassed.

When searching the internet there's a wide range of different websites that can be unsafe and may damage your computer, or the data stored within it, if you are not careful. There are a few ways to help you find which website is trustworthy. One way is through the use of firewalls. There are companies such as AVG that act as a firewall to defend your private information when downloaded.

A firewall can be bypassed with time but it is the first line of defence when protecting your computer. Viruses can stop hackers accessing your data

While going through your emails it's good to check before clicking any link given, as it is very simple for an imposter to pose as a company that you might be linked to via an account, for example amazon. It doesn't take much effort getting a logo of amazon from google and pasting it into the email. At the bottom of the email you can check the location of the sender which is a big give away if they are posing as a company or not. These links sent by imposters will most likely contain viruses and, once clicked, it will infect your computer.

One public hotspot will be used by many in just one day, not all are trust worthy though. Places such as cafes will have public hotspots to encourage the customers to stay there and hopefully buy more products. Some hotspots can be set up by criminals though and once connected they will be able to look at any sensitive information you might be sending or receiving while using the hotspot. You might not realise it but anyone can name their hotspot to something recognisable that you might deem as safe.

In the event of being hacked and your data becoming corrupted it is always important to have backup data. Once deleted it is very difficult find your data again, so having a backup for important documents might come in handy one day. There are loads of ways to create a backup storage space, one is that you could export your data to the cloud which a database where it is saved online. Drive is a good one to use, or you could just copy the data onto another hard drive.

Different cyber criminals will have a range of different reasons for going through others' data, such as causing general havoc for fun, maybe for revenge, to avoid paying for something (or stealing money), and many others. Cyber criminals don't need to actively look for victims. Their websites or emails, when clicked, can download a malicious malware onto your computer. Some cyber criminals may pretend to be a retailer and will give an offer too good to be true. It is recommended to only buy from retailers and friends/family you recognise. Cyber criminals are a lot more dangerous than physical attackers because they could attack you at anytime, anywhere, and it only takes one loop hole to bypass your security or the security of a company that has your data. (your data is probably on hundreds of different data bases due to companies giving your data to third party businesses. It is becoming a big deal to protect everyone's data from cyber criminals, for example recently there has been EU data protection reforms that were passed in march 2014.