Tips to Minimize Your Risks From Cybercrime
May 31, 2013
Cybercrime strikes an estimated 1.5 million people every day. That’s about 18 victims every second, 556 million people around the world, every year. While experts say the people who commit these crimes are becoming more sophisticated, you don’t have to be another statistic. There are effective ways businesses and individuals can minimize their risks.
Protecting organizations and individuals from data thieves is a multibillion-dollar industry. There's a good reason. Alan Edwards, the president of WhiteHorse Technology Solutions says anyone with access to the Internet should be worried - because cybercrime is no longer limited to your home, your office or your bank.
“You have your iPad you’re carrying around, you have iPhones, your android tablets, your laptops. So much information walks out the door of the office,” says Edwards.
For hackers - all that mobile data spells opportunity. Criminology professor David Maimon says one way to reduce your risks is to be very careful about what you post on social networking sites.
“I think the fact that you report to everyone about your actions 24/7 is problematic because if someone wants to victimize you, all they have to do is look at your Facebook account," said Maimon.
A little common sense can pay dividends:
* Don’t tweet when you’re going on vacation if you don’t want your home burglarized.
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