Tag Archives: social networking sites

If you must be ’social,’ you must be careful

Social networking has become the new national pastime…with more and more people of all ages spending time on sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. But we must all keep in mind that criminals are also spending time on these sites.
Consumer Reports conducted a survey recently that indicated that 52 percent of adult users of [...]

Social networking, file-sharing and ID theft risks

What do social networking users have in common with cigarette smokers? Members of both groups know they’re engaging in risky behaviors but don’t take steps they know will protect them.
The majority of social network users polled by AVG Technologies said they were concerned about becoming victims of online crime such as malware attacks and identity [...]