Hidden Online Security Threats
I know it has been sometime since I posted in my blog as I have been quite busy lately. Today as I was reading this article about hidden security threats we encounter online I wondered if many of us even take these as security risks. As online activities become a part of life and business there is a very fine line between a security conscious and paranoid.
The article talks about the following hidden security risks
- Shortened URLs
- Data Harvesting of Your Profile
- Social Network Impostors
- Web Snooping
- Scareware
- Trojan Horse Texts
- Lost Laptops, Exposed Data
- Rogue Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Weak Wi-Fi Security
- Endangered Data Backups
- Unpatched Software
- Security Myths
The summary is to avoid giving out too much personal information, trust any unknown source, keep your data safe/encrypted, destroy sensitive information properly, keep your computer updated, and above all create multiple layers of security.
Complete article is given here: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/012510-stop-11-hidden-security.html
– Sumit