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People Going To Extreme Lengths To Protect Their Devices But, Do They Really Understand the Threats?

One-in-five (20 per cent) admit that they cover up their webcam in an attempt to protect their privacy. However, covering a webcam cannot prevent audio interception and therefore cannot protect users from being listened to by hackers or malicious groups. Eight per cent of paranoid respondents admitted to hiding their computers from other people, even though this will not help protect them from Internet threats. Kaspersky Internet Security, for example, can safeguard users without affecting their digital lives. The Webcam Protection feature for Mac and Windows can maintain user privacy, whilst specialist anti-tracking features such as the Private Browsing function can cut off user data from Internet traffic.”]

Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/people-going-extreme-lengths-protect-devices-really-understand-threats/

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