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Personal cybersecurity and data protection practices

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Guidance for individual digital security focuses on maintaining robust habits to mitigate risks from data breaches and identity theft. Key recommendations include regular software updates for operating systems and applications to close vulnerabilities, and the use of Microsoft Defender as a foundational antivirus tool for Windows users. Password management is a central theme, emphasizing the creation of complex, unique credentials for every account using a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols. The use of password managers is suggested to maintain these credentials. To prevent identity theft and phishing, users are advised to limit the amount of personal information shared on social media, such as birth dates or locations, and to regularly review privacy settings. Additionally, caution is recommended when conducting sensitive transactions over public Wi-Fi networks. Recent developments highlight the sophisticated nature of modern threats, specifically the use of mercenary spyware. In Serbia, research from Citizen Lab and the SHARE Foundation confirmed that Vladan Đokić, Rector of the University of Belgrade, was targeted with Pegasus spyware via a ‘zero-click’ exploit, which requires no user interaction to compromise a device. Furthermore, Rade Bajić, a senior prosecutorial associate at the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime, received high-confidence threat notifications from Apple indicating he was also targeted. These incidents occurred amid political tension in Serbia, with investigators noting that targeting judicial and academic figures threatens institutional independence and academic autonomy.

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