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Before You Share, Ask Yourself “Is This TMI?” 0
By Robert Siciliano on Jul 15, 2013
Social networks and new online services make it easy to share the details of our lives, perhaps too easily. With just a few clicks, posts and messages, you can give away enough personal information to compromise your privacy and even open yourself up to identity theft.
Hackers use information you post online to try and trick you into giving up access to your email, social networking and financial accounts. And sometimes they can use the information you post online to reset your account passwords so you no longer have access to them as your pet’s name, mother’s maiden name are often the security challenge questions for online sites.
Where you went to elementary school, your favorite food, where you honeymooned, your first grade teacher, father’s middle name, mother’s maiden name, kids names, birth dates, where you vacation, your high school sweetheart, your home phone number, mobile number and even your email address: All this information, believe it or not, unfortunately, is way, way, Too Much Information (TMI).
Not sure if you are guilty of online TMI? Take a look at some of these numbers:
Consumer Reports found that 52% of social network users have posted personal information online that can increase their risk of becoming victim of a cybercrime.
McAfee’s recent study found that 95% of 18-23 year olds believe it is dangerous to post personal or intimate information (social security number, banking information about yourself, who you date, personal activities, etc.) yet 47% of them post this type of information online.1
80% of 18-24 year olds have used their smartphone to send personal or intimate text messages, emails or photos and 40% of them have asked their ex to delete intimate photos or messages and later regret sending those photos or videos.2
78% of recently jailed burglars admitted they used social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare to plan
By Robert Siciliano on Jul 15, 2013
Social networks and new online services make it easy to share the details of our lives, perhaps too easily. With just a few clicks, posts and messages, you can give away enough personal information to compromise your privacy and even open yourself up to identity theft.
Hackers use information you post online to try and trick you into giving up access to your email, social networking and financial accounts. And sometimes they can use the information you post online to reset your account passwords so you no longer have access to them as your pet’s name, mother’s maiden name are often the security challenge questions for online sites.
Where you went to elementary school, your favorite food, where you honeymooned, your first grade teacher, father’s middle name, mother’s maiden name, kids names, birth dates, where you vacation, your high school sweetheart, your home phone number, mobile number and even your email address: All this information, believe it or not, unfortunately, is way, way, Too Much Information (TMI).
Not sure if you are guilty of online TMI? Take a look at some of these numbers:
Consumer Reports found that 52% of social network users have posted personal information online that can increase their risk of becoming victim of a cybercrime.
McAfee’s recent study found that 95% of 18-23 year olds believe it is dangerous to post personal or intimate information (social security number, banking information about yourself, who you date, personal activities, etc.) yet 47% of them post this type of information online.1
80% of 18-24 year olds have used their smartphone to send personal or intimate text messages, emails or photos and 40% of them have asked their ex to delete intimate photos or messages and later regret sending those photos or videos.2
78% of recently jailed burglars admitted they used social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare to plan