Personal details and the internet

Its not a good idea to give away personal details on the internet unless you trust the website aswell as 2 indicators that its safe to do so.

Padlock on the bottom of the browser
https in the url

These show the website has some encription making sure your details aren't made public to hackers.

Why do you want you details kept safe ? Simple answer is peoples identitys can be stolen which can include creditcard details, passwords, accounts and such.Would you like someone you don't know spending your money or doing things with your accounts ?

Introduction to one of the biggest security risks.

The average user is probably one of the biggest threats to a computer out there without knowledge of using anti virus, firewall and other things to protect it the computer itself is very wide open.

I will be looking at how they can be a risk and what they can do to protect their computer as well as making simple things to raise awareness on the topic of interweb security.

Is the router open and free to use by anyone ?
Do you have anti virus, firewalls and anti spyware installed ?
Are they set up correctly ?
Do you keep your browser up to date with the latest version ?
Are you mindful of what links you click ?
Do you watch what emails you view ?
Do you give out personal details without checking if its safe to do so ?

These are some of the questions I will post on in this report.