August 2009
Information disclosed on social networks may make one vulnerable to crime
Submitted by SafeInternet on Fri, 2009-08-28 15:15Earlier this month we highlighted an MSNBC interview with our president, Linda Criddle, who argued that Twitter users who broadcast their vacation plans make themselves vulnerable to burglary.
"It’s just remarkable how much information they vomit out,” Criddle told MSNBC's Herb Weisbaum. “They’re excited and make assumptions that everyone who is reading what they post is good and kind.”
Collaboration Key to a Safe Internet
Submitted by SafeInternet on Wed, 2009-08-26 22:05Earlier this year, President Obama turned his attention to cyber security when he set up a 60-day review of government programs created to protect sensitive information, including tax records, social security numbers and passport info.
Are you security savvy?
Submitted by SafeInternet on Tue, 2009-08-25 10:02The Camden Advertiser published a piece today arguing that parents, in order to properly educate their children, should become more savvy about internet security and safety. But how educated is the average adult when it comes to cyber security? Many online security experts would agree that the average internet user is woefully ignorant when it comes to these issues.
Anonymous cyberattacks are difficult to trace
Submitted by SafeInternet on Fri, 2009-08-21 17:24Earlier this year, a New Jersey Ebay user named Adam Goldstein suddenly found himself to be the target of a collaborative internet group known as Anonymous. After an initial dispute with another Ebay user brought Goldstein to the attention of Anonymous, the group began, as one blogger put it, "a campaign of harassment, intimidation and cruelty that few can even begin to imagine."
"Going on vacation? Think before you tweet"
Submitted by Safe Internet on Wed, 2009-08-19 10:45Consumerman Herb Weisbaum recently interviewed our president, Linda Criddle for MSNBC to help identify the risks to consumers if they overshare information via their Twitter accounts, and how to think about posting more safely.
Youth’s Top Search Queries this Summer
Submitted by Safe Internet on Thu, 2009-08-13 11:05Summer-time gives youth more online-time, and often with less supervision as working parents rarely get the luxury of a 3-month vacation.
Symantec has released a report of kids’ top 100 search terms collected using data from their OnlineFamily.Norton child monitoring service. Not all search terms may thrill you, but they certainly provide insight into kids’ interest areas.