16 Ways to Protect Yourself from Cyberattacks—and Avoid Getting Hacked

You may think you’re doing enough to prevent getting hacked … but are you really? Cybercriminals are getting sneakier, not to mention more prevalent. Recent data shows that more than 42 million Americans experienced identity theft—and $52 billion in losses—in 2021 alone, and even worse, cyberattacks increased by 38% in 2022. We could throw a lot more disturbing statistics at you, but they all come back to this: Things are bad, and they’re getting worse.