The short answer is, by being smart.

Red Alert Politics reports.

How millennials can guard against hackers

Angelo Sotiro, founder of the millennial-charged social platform DeviantArt, has insightfully said, “To be successful online, you have to be nimble and evolve where the opportunities are.” For a generation of young adults who overwhelmingly depend on technology for basic life skills, such as financial management, and are living in a cyber world characterized by hacking, social engineering, and large-scale theft, evolution has come about at a less rapid rate than desirable.

Computer hacking with the nefarious purpose of stealing sensitive financial information has steadily been on the rise since the advent of the web. It reached its pinnacle when data thieves began to emerge from the woodwork of dark web black market sites to prey on surface sites that can be accessed with a few simple clicks and a basic Google search. Paul Szoldra, writing for Tech Insider, recently paired up with an “ethical” hacking squad from RedTeam Security, who demonstrated the ease of fishing for online data when its members compromised the system of an anonymous major power company. The fake scam was simple to run, and the hackers conducted it from their hotel room using basic software that can be manipulated for all sorts of criminal purposes. It effectively brought the issue of hacking to the policy table for discussion.