Ngokusho kwe- Umbiko wakamuva wobugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi ovela ku-Check Point Software, kunamaphutha angu-7 aphezulu ku-WhatsApp. Lokhu kubangele ukuthi uhlelo lokusebenza lokulayeza, oluphethwe yi-Meta, lube sem indawo yesithupha ohlwini lwamabhrendi amaningi alingiswa ezingeni lomhlaba. Okusho ukuthi, inkundla ithathwa yizigebengu ze-inthanethi, zizenza wena ukuze udale ukukhwabanisa, amakhasi mbumbulu kanye imiyalezo edukisayo ngenhloso yokweba idatha yangasese neyezezimali kubasebenzisi. Ake sifunde ukuthi singazibona kanjani lezi zimo nokuthi yini okufanele siyenze ukuze sizigweme.
Amaphutha ajwayelekile abeka engcupheni ukuphepha kwakho ku-WhatsApp
Inkampani yochwepheshe be-cybersecurity Hlola i-Software Software ikhombe amaphutha ayisikhombisa abucayi abasebenzisi abaningi abazinikela ku-WhatsApp, okungadalula ulwazi lomuntu siqu kubantu besithathu abangagunyaziwe. Ngezansi, sizihlaziya kabanzi ukuze sikusize uqonde ukuthi kungani kubalulekile ukulungisa le mikhuba ngokushesha okukhulu.
1. Ungavumeli ukuqinisekiswa kwezinyathelo ezimbili
Enye yezinto ezivame kakhulu—futhi eziyingozi—zihluleka ungasebenzisi ukuqinisekiswa okuzinyathelo ezimbili. Lesi sici sengeza isendlalelo esengeziwe sokuphepha ku-akhawunti yakho. Kuhlanganisa ukusungula a Iphinikhodi ehlukile oyicelwayo uma uzama ukubhalisa inombolo yakho futhi kwenye idivayisi. Ngaphandle kwale khodi, abahlaseli banesikhathi esilula kakhulu sokuduna i-akhawunti.
Kunconywa ukuthi uyivule kumenyu 'Izilungiselelo' > 'I-akhawunti' > 'Ukuqinisekiswa kwezinyathelo ezimbili'. Ilula, iyashesha, futhi ingasindisa i-akhawunti yakho ukuthi ingaweli ezandleni ezingalungile.
2. Ukwabelana ngendawo yakho yesikhathi sangempela ngaphandle kokuqapha
Ngenkathi ukwabelana ngendawo yakho kungaba usizo ezimweni ezithile, ukwenza kanjalo ngokungakhethi ingase yembule ukunyakaza kwakho kubantu abangafuneki, ikakhulukazi uma i-akhawunti yakho ifakwe ebucayini. Kubalulekile ukuhlola ukuthi wabelana ngakho 'Izilungiselelo' > 'Ubumfihlo' futhi uqinisekise ukuthi umyalezo othi 'Akukho' uyavela.
Uma kwenzeka unquma ukwabelana ngendawo yakho, yenza kanjalo. nabantu abathenjwayo kuphela nangesikhathi esifanele. Ukuyishiya ivuliwe unomphela kungenza kube lula kumhlaseli ukuthi afunde imizila yakho yansuku zonke noma izindawo ezivamile. Khumbula ukuthi ukwabelana ngolwazi ngaphandle kwezinyathelo zokuphepha kungaba yingozi, futhi kubalulekile ukuqapha.
3. Shiya ukulandwa kwamafayela okuzenzakalelayo kunikwe amandla
Vumela i-WhatsApp ukuthi ilande ngokuzenzakalelayo izithombe, amavidiyo, noma amadokhumenti kusuka kunoma iyiphi inethiwekhi kuveza idivayisi yakho ezingozini eziningi. Amafayela anonya afihleke njengezithombe noma ama-PDF angafaka i-spyware noma ama-Trojans ngaphandle kokuqaphela.
Ukuze uvimbele lokhu kuhlasela, kuhle ukuya 'Izilungiselelo' > 'Isitoreji nedatha' y khubaza ukulanda okuzenzakalelayo. Ngale ndlela ungakwazi ukuhlola ifayela ngalinye mathupha ngaphambi kokulivula.
4. Ukungahloli izilungiselelo zobumfihlo
Cishe akekho ozihluphayo ngokulungiselela kahle izilungiselelo zobumfihlo kuphrofayela yakhe ye-WhatsApp, futhi lokhu kungase kubize. Uhlelo lokusebenza likuvumela ukuthi uchaze Ubani ongabona isithombe sakho sephrofayela, isimo sakho, uxhumano lwakho lokugcina futhi ngisho ongakwengeza emaqenjini.
Kusuka 'Izilungiselelo' > 'Ubumfihlo' Ungenza ngendlela oyifisayo yonke le mingcele. Kunconywa ukuthi Oxhumana nabo obathembayo kuphela abangafinyelela lolo lwazi.
5. Ziba izibuyekezo zohlelo lokusebenza
Izibuyekezo azimane nje zilethi ukuthuthukiswa kwedizayini noma izici ezintsha. Inguqulo entsha ngayinye ye-WhatsApp ihlanganisa iziqephu zokuphepha eziklanyelwe ukuvala ubungozi kutholwe onjiniyela.
Uma ungabuyekezi i-WhatsApp njalo, uziveza kungenasidingo kumaphutha okuphepha asetholwe abahlaseli. I ekahle kuyinto vula izibuyekezo ezizenzakalelayo noma hlola ngezikhathi ukutholakala kwezinguqulo ezintsha esitolo sakho sohlelo lokusebenza.
6. Ukuthumela ulwazi olubucayi ngaphandle kwezinyathelo zokuvikela ezengeziwe
I-WhatsApp isebenzisa ukubethela kokuphela kokuphela, okusho ukuthi akekho ongaphandle kwengxoxo ongafinyelela okuqukethwe okuthunyelwayo. Nokho, ochwepheshe baxwayisa ngalokho akwanele uma kuziwa ekuthumeleni idatha ebucayi kakhulu, njengamaphasiwedi, izinombolo zekhadi lesikweletu noma imibhalo yomuntu siqu.
Kulezi zimo, kuhle ukusebenzisa izinkundla eziklanyelwe ngqo ukushintshana okuphephile kolwazi. I-WhatsApp ayihlosiwe njengethuluzi lokudlulisa idatha ebucayi, futhi ukuyisebenzisela le njongo kuthwala izingozi.
7. Ukungahloli izimvume ezinikezwe ku-WhatsApp
Ngokuvamile, abasebenzisi banikeza izimvume ku-WhatsApp ngaphandle kokucabangela imiphumela engaba khona. Ukufinyelela ikhamera, imakrofoni noma abathintwayo kufanele kube kulungisiwe futhi kunomkhawulo, ikakhulukazi uma le misebenzi ingasetshenziswa.
Kusuka ku Izilungiselelo zedivayisi > Izinhlelo zokusebenza > WhatsApp > Izimvume, ungakwazi ukulawula ukufinyelela okunikezwa ngakunye. I-Check Point ikhombisa lokho Izimvume ezingadingekile zingase zisetshenziswe izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinonya uma kwenzeka ukwephulwa kwezokuphepha. Hlala ukhumbula ukubuyekeza izimvume futhi uzilungise ngokwezidingo zakho.
Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zokuhlasela kwe-inthanethi nge-WhatsApp
Enye yezindlela ezisetshenziswa kakhulu izigebengu zama-inthanethi namuhla ubugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi. Kulezi zimo zidalwe Amawebhusayithi mbumbulu noma imilayezo elingisa i-WhatsApp, enemiklamo ecishe ifane, yokukhohlisa abasebenzisi futhi ithole izifakazelo noma idatha yomuntu siqu.
Ngokuka-Eusebio Nieva, umqondisi wezobuchwepheshe we-Check Point Software yaseSpain nasePortugal, lobu kukhwabanisa bukhule kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje ezweni lakithi. I-WhatsApp yenziwe okokuqala ku- ikota lesibili lika-2022 futhi yafinyelela endaweni yesithupha emhlabeni jikelele ku-Q4 2024.
ISpain ingelinye lamazwe athinteke kakhulu, cishe U-33% wesamba sokuhlasela kwe-inthanethi saminyaka yonke ibhaliswe ngo-2024, imele ngaphezu 1.800 izehlakalo.
Abasebenzisi abasengozini enkulu kulawa maphutha
Amaphrofayili okungenzeka ukuthi awele kulawa maphutha, ngokusho kochwepheshe, yilawa:
- Abasebenzisi abangenalo ulwazi lwe-cybersecurity ezingaziphathi kahle izinketho zokumisa ze-WhatsApp.
- Abantu abasha ababelana ngolwazi ngaphandle kokuqapha futhi abawazi ububanzi balokho abakushicilelayo noma ababelana ngakho nobani.
- Abantu abasebenzisa i-WhatsApp njengesiteshi sabo esiyinhloko somsebenzi ngaphandle kwezinyathelo zokuvikela ezengeziwe, ezingavumela ukuvuza kwedatha yebhizinisi ebucayi.
Izimpawu zokuthi i-akhawunti yakho ye-WhatsApp ingahle ibe sengozini
Ukunaka ukuziphatha okuthile okungajwayelekile kungakusiza thola ukuthi i-akhawunti yakho itshontshiwe yini noma igadiwe:
- Uthumele imilayezo ongayibhalanga: ibonisa ukuthi omunye umuntu angaba nokufinyelela ku-akhawunti yakho.
- Izaziso mayelana namaseshini asebenzayo kumadivayisi angaziwa.
- Izinguquko ekuqinisekiseni okuzinyathelo ezimbili noma ku izilungiselelo zobumfihlo.
- Ithola amakhodi okuqinisekisa ongawacelanga: Lokhu kungase kubonise ukuthi bazama ukubhalisa inombolo yakho kwenye ifoni.
- Ayikwazi ukufinyelela i-akhawunti yakho: Kulesi simo, kungenzeka ukuthi abahlaseli baguqule imininingwane yokutakula.
Amathrendi wesikhathi esizayo ukuze uthole ukuvikelwa okungcono
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obusha buyathuthuka ukuze kunqandwe lezi zingozi. Ngokuka-Eusebio Nieva, ezinye zentuthuko ezithembisa kakhulu zokuqinisa ezokuphepha ezinkundleni ezifana ne-WhatsApp yilezi:
- Ubuhlakani bokwenziwa busetshenziswa ekutholeni ukukhwabanisa kwesikhathi sangempela.
- Ukuqinisekiswa kwezinto eziningi okuthuthukisiwe, okuhlanganisa izindlela ze-biometric ezifana nokubonwa kobuso noma izigxivizo zeminwe.
- Amasistimu okuthola izinsongo asebenzayo ihlanganiswe ezinhlelweni zokusebenza zamaselula namasistimu okusebenza.
Ukugcina ubumfihlo bethu bedijithali buphephile akuwona umsebenzi olula, kodwa akwenzeki futhi. I-WhatsApp, njengendlela yokuxhumana nabantu abaningi, ingavikeleka uma isetshenziswa ngendlela enolwazi nesebenzayo. Gwema amaphutha njengokunganiki amandla okuqinisekisa, ukuthemba amafayela alandiwe ngokungaboni, noma ukwabelana ngedatha ngaphandle kokuhlola izimvume. Kungaba umehluko phakathi kokuvikela ulwazi lwakho noma ukuba esinye isisulu sezibalo ze-cyberattack.
Namuhla kunanini ngaphambili, ukuqapha nokwenza izinto ngendlela evamile kuwukuzivikela okungcono kakhulu ezingozini ezithulile ezicashe ku-inthanethi. Yabelana ngalolu hlu lwamaphutha e-WhatsApp futhi usize abanye abasebenzisi bafunde ngawo nokuthi bangazivikela kanjani kuwo..