REPORT: Most Users of Facebook, Other Social Networks Blissfully Unaware of Security Risks
Despite warning after warning after warning, 78 percent of online users aged 16 and above who responded to a recent survey by online security firm Kaspersky Lab do not believe cyber-criminals are interested in targeting them, or are not sure.
Despite warning after warning after warning, 78 percent of online users aged 16 and above who responded to a recent survey by online security firm Kaspersky Lab do not believe cyber-criminals are interested in targeting them, or are not sure.
Kaspersky Lab also found that:
- 10 percent of respondents share private information with strangers on social networks.
- 15 percent share information online that they would not disclose in real-life.
- Only 18 percent believe they reveal more personal information than they should on social networks.
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