Users of sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter do not always know how the information they make public can be used against them by criminals. Once it is there, erasing digital footprints can be a complex process. On this week’s Swipe, the team speak to experts in the field about what security steps people can take to help prevent an attack. Digitalis Reputation chief executive Dave King told Sky News: “We tell clients to make the right friends, lock the doors and not advertise their whereabouts. Essentially, we are talking about being streetwise in a virtual sense. “All of our digital footprints are growing and as that content about us online grows so to does a criminals ability to use that information, a process we call social engineering, to facilitate crime against us and our families.” Facebook has recently announced its own strategy to help fight cyber crime. Twitter, Yahoo and Tumblr are among some of the big web companies collaborating with them on the project called ThreatExchange. They are sharing information with each other about malicious links, malicious software – or malware – and phishing attempts. They hope to stamp out security threats before they reach subscribers. Veeemotion chief executive […]
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