The threat of online security: How safe is our data?

The Internet should be a safe way to shop. However, security relies on alertness and you should extremely pay attention to safeguard your data when you are online.Online security is an essential issue for all internet users. The threats are always changing so it's important to ensure antispyware and anti-virus software always up to date.

There are several cases that could increases our awareness of importance of the security of data. For example the theft of the laptop which contain of a lots of confidential information can put the record at risk. As a consequences the data could be misused by the other party who with the crime intentions.

Accidental actions that will lead to the threat to our security data include as poor password options or the losing of CD. A poor password choice could encourage cybercriminal take only few second to hack in. The users with lack of knowledge about online security concepts are necessary to be educated to safeguard their data. Otherwise, these threats can result financial loss, legal liabilities, breakdown of duty of care and so on.

The next possibility of exposures of security data are the hacking activity. There are also cases that revealed that even a big organization like hospital or university could be hacked. The loss of the important information such as financial, bank accounts, phone number, salary details and so on. This data can be abused to apply the loans or credit cards.

Therefore it is advisable to have the full alertness towards the maintenance of the confidential information or privacy. Otherwise, exploitation on data by the cybercriminal will bring us only a tragedy.

Reference:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/28/hospital_laptop_theft/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/04/ucsf_computer_security_alert/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/07/lib_dems_data_losses/

by Ngan Sin Yin