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Hackers

Our worst nightmare

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Hackers

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  1. Hackers Our Worst Nightmare

  2. Hack-er: a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data. (Wikipedia)

  3. Hackers spend enormous amounts of time trying to breach the security of networks, webservers, and email servers. • Specialized software is utilized to identify weaknesses, which are then exploited

  4. 5 Terrible Things Hackers Can Do To You • 1) Cut your car’s breaks • Security specialists at the University of Washington have shown that new cars with computer systems on board can be susceptible to a hacker gaining complete control of the vehicle. • 2) Use your computer screen as a two-way mirror • Getting access to a webcam is easier than you think in fact, there are sites devoted to unsecure webcams that have been already hacked.

  5. 3) See you naked • Full body scanners at airports can be hacked very easily. Last year image were leaked from an airport scanner so privacy breaches are currently a current threat. • 4) Hack your email • According to abc News email hijacking could be the prelude to identity theft

  6. 5) get your credit card info- are you surprised? • The most commons and one of the most devastating things a hacker can do is to steal your credit card information for financial gain. • Approximately 15 million United States residents have their personal information stolen and used fraudulently each year. On a case by cases basis losses average to 3,500. How common is it? This Forbes article provides a great example.

  7. Tips to Consider • Schedule a scan to occur every week or so on your realtime anti-malware software, during the night or at some time your computer isn’t being used. • Make sure the virus definitions for your software are up to date before a scan. Most software updates itself, but it’s good to check. • Most firewalls have what are called “Security Prompts”, which will pop up when an unknown process begins. If you have initiated a program or some action on your own, then for the most part it’s ok and you can accept it. If you have not, block it.

  8. Sources TinHat.com

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