Social Media Users Unwilling to Sacrifice Social Presence for Security (Infographic)

While there have been high profile systemic problems, like poor or non-existent encryption, user behavior is still a defining factor in most leaks and breaches.

Users are often blamed as the corrupting factor in password and security systems online. While there have been high profile systemic problems, like poor or non-existent encryption, user behavior is still a defining factor in most leaks and breaches. A report from Hide My Ass!, a VPN solutions provider, shows that users want security but they’re bad at achieving it themselves.

Danvers Baillieu, the chief operating officer of Hide My Ass!, said in a release:

Even with the NSA revelations and a seemingly endless onslaught of celebrity hacks and public data breaches, Americans still turn a blind eye to their vulnerability online.

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