Hacking isn’t going away!
by Janine Hart
14/06/11 in Cybercrime | Identity Fraud/Theft |
Cybercrime is increasingly in the news, with the latest revelation being the hacking on the IMF (International Monetary Fund). People have been hacking for years but the fact these cybercrime stories seem to be in the media everyday and are affecting just regular people makes me think we all need to sit up and take notice!
The latest news story involving the IMF reveals this hacking has been going on for a few years, with the FBI now looking into it.
In the news only a couple of weeks ago was the Sony story - Playstation customer’s details being taken and the risk of their identity being stolen was rather shocking – how did the hackers get in and get so much information?!
CPP looked into how easy it is to learn how to hack with a live experiment recently and revealed there are more than 20,000 videos dedicated to hacking just on YouTube.
With this amount of video’s online, surely the number of people learning to hack will increase? Why are those types of video allowed to access so easily?
Not only is it important to know about the latest online scams and threats, you also need to know how to protect your identity. So here are some top tips to avoid being hacked, whether this is your home network or your work network, make sure it’s secure:
1. Change your passwords regularly - the longer and more obscure, the better
2. Leave a website if you notice strange behaviour (unknown certificates, pop-ups etc.)
3. Avoid transmitting sensitive data over public (free or otherwise) Wi-Fi
4. When seeking Wi-Fi connections: know who you are connecting to, be wary of free Wi-Fi access
5. If using a smartphone: disable Wi-Fi ‘auto-connect’
6. If you are concerned about identity fraud, consider purchasing an identity fraud protection product to help you detect, prevent and resolve any incidence of the fraud.
For more information on how hackers targeted the IMF visit: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=536840&in_page_id=2#ixzz1P9038AAI
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