HELSINKI, FINLAND – February 10, 2015 — /BackupReview.info/ — It’s Safer Internet Day, but with malware attacks and privacy infringements constantly in the news, often it feels like the Internet is less safe than ever. This Safer Internet Day, F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer, reviews the state of the Internet and shares ideas on how we can create a better Internet together.
In a recent F-Secure survey,* 46% of people say they trust the Internet somewhat when it comes to their security and privacy, while they take security precautions. 39% don’t trust the Internet much, and 11% don’t trust it at all. Only 4% said they trust the Internet and don’t worry much about security and privacy. And it’s no wonder – F-Secure receives on average over 250,000 desktop malware samples per day (mostly Windows), and 9,000 Android samples per day. This malware attempts to steal our money, our content, and our data.
While the Internet has revolutionized the world in so many positive ways, “sometimes it really does feel like we’ve created a monster,” says Hypponen.
Every innovation has its dark side. Here are a few more of his examples:
“We have lived through the great revolution of the Internet,” Hypponen says. “But if we don’t take care of the problems we are seeing right now, we might not have a free and open Internet left to give to our children.”
What can we all do?
Given that the theme of Safer Internet Day is “Let’s create a better Internet together,” what can the average citizen do to take action?
Hypponen suggests a few simple ways people can make an impact:
More information
More of Mikko’s interview at Safe & Savvy – http://bit.ly/1A9yogA
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