So, we learnt about hackers and viruses and crimes such as phishing and fraud and all the nasty things about the Internet. Here are some of the crimes commited by our very own 'enterprising' Singaporeans not content to do it the 'normal' way... Money laundering
Singaporeans, being rather tech savvy, are victims more than perpetrators of the evils of the Internet it seems... Phishing
And here is a discussion about an Act being passed in Singapore.
Hackers, in the past, used to be depicted as this:
Now, they are like this:
What hope do we normal people now have? Smart AND good looking? We are doomed! Seriously, we should just give up all our passwords and personal information to the hackers right now. What hope do we have?
But seriously, the Internet is becoming a less safer place by the minute. You never know what link will lead to your demise, what download will cause your whole life's work to be erased in a second or what link will lead you to a porn site...
The basics of Internet security, at least from my point of view, is simple. And why am I qualified to tell you this? I have been using my computer and of course the Internet for more than 2 years and nary a virus or worm... So, here are my top 3 tips...
1. Don't use the Internet. Simple, but very inpractical... So..
2. Don't download things willy nilly... You never know when you are getting more than you bargained for... Use sites like Download.com for virus free programs...
3. Use a free antivirus and antispyware to regularly scan your system. I use AVG and Ad-aware by Lavasoft.
Bonus tip: Emails are less, but still an important area to watch out for viruses... But filters on free online mail services like Gmail or Yahoo Mail are rather good. Just don't open weird files. Nobody has a crush on you or free stuff to give away. Remember, if it is too good to be true, in the end you WILL get screwed...
That's it! Surf safe now, kiddies...
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