Almost everyone has an account to at least one of social
networking sites. A recent Pew Research
study revealed that an average user has 229 Facebook friends and 229 followers
on Pinterest; and 89% of employers use LinkedIn for recruiting employees
“People share too much information on social media
sites—birthdays, schools, hometowns, and
51% even add a family list to their profiles,” according to Myla Pilao,
Director for Core Technologies at Trend Micro. “These information can already
be used to answer security questions in credit card accounts, for example,”
Pilao said.
“Cyber criminals may use your profile data for social
engineering schemes and identity theft. Social media users must be cautious when
posting personal information online,” adds Pialo
For more information about others risks of posting on
social networking sites, check out the infographic, The Risks of Posting
in Social Networks.
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safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and
threat management solutions for businesses and consumers.
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