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Joint AOL/NCSA Online Safety Study Finds that Computer Users Think They're Safer Than They Are

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership focused on driving awareness and promoting education of cyber security, and NCSA member America Online, Inc., released the results of one of the largest and most comprehensive in-home studies conducted on the security of computer users.

The AOL/NCSA Online Safety Study -- conducted by technical experts in the homes of 329 typical dial-up and broadband computer users -- found that most computer users think they are safe but lack basic protections against viruses, spyware, hackers, and other online threats. In addition, large majorities of home computer users have been infected with viruses and spyware, and remain highly vulnerable to future infections. Yet at the same time, most keep sensitive personal and financial information on their computers.

Among the key findings:

The large majority of users falsely believe they are safe from online threats:

 

Flamesuit on

 

I thought NCSA stood for National Center for Supercomputing Applications. and they wrote Mosaic/Netscape.

 

Just get a MAC will ya

 

You think I'll be able to convince my new employer to get me one? I'll be a road warrior consultant in my next job.

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/

 

Macs are good at burger joints with a clown in the front, Mike

 

 

I'm going to send that screen shot to my IT department and ask them how to change those settings ....

 

OMG

Glad I'm a MAC