What is the best way to prevent being hacked due to keylogging/ malware?
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Do <b>not</b> use FTP. <i>See</i> <a href=“https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-filezilla-to-transfer-and-manage-files-securely-on-your-vps”>How To Use Filezilla to Transfer and Manage Files Securely on your VPS</a> and/or <a href=“https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-sftp-to-securely-transfer-files-with-a-remote-server”>How To Use SFTP to Securely Transfer Files with a Remote Server</a>. <br> <br>Disable password logins. <i>See</i> <a href=“https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-ssh-keys-with-putty-to-connect-to-a-vps”>How To Create SSH Keys with PuTTY to Connect to a VPS</a>.