As technology becomes more powerful yet smaller, fitting in the palm of our hands, it also becomes more integral to both business and personal life. However, this integration comes with security risks, as unencrypted devices or files can enable malware and identity theft if not properly safeguarded with passwords and awareness of privacy and permission settings. The largest security risk comes from willingly sharing too much personal information publicly online ourselves.

1. WOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR
HOUSE .
UNLOCKED?
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2. AS TECHNOLOGY GETS
SMALLER IT BECOMES MORE
POWERFUL
WITH VASTLY INCREASED
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STORAGE CAPACITY.

3. CAN FIT IN THE PALM OF OUR
COMPUTERS
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HAND.

4. “WE MAY BE INSTITUTIONALIZING
RUDENESS WITH OUR GADGETS,
BUT INCREASINGLY IT’S A MORE
WAY TO WORK.”PRODUCTIVE
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5. WE ARE WITNESSING A
TECHNOLOGY IS BEGINNING TO PLAY AN AMPLE
ROLE IN BUSINESSES AND PERSONAL LIFE.
MERGE.
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6. HAVE PASSWORD PROTECTED
THEIR DEVICES.
BUT ONLY
61%OF USERS
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*
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* This is a US statistic from 2015

7. PRIVATE
STOLEN
MORE!
A DEVICE MEANS
ACCESS TO PHOTOS,
CONTACTS, ADDRESSES, AND
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8. UNENCRYPTED
USB DEVICES CAN LEAD TO
.
SECURITYFATAL
BREACHES.
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9. BUT IT DOESN’T END WITH PASSWORDS.
NEED TO LEARN SAFEUSERS
COMPUTER-USE PRACTICES,
AND CLOSE THE GAP.
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10. SEEMINGLY HARMLESS FILES SUCH AS .DOC, .XLS, AND EVEN .PPT
CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR COMPUTER?
NEVER OPEN A FILE IF YOU
ARE UNSURE OF THE CREATOR.
THE LAW TO FOLLOW:
DID YOU KNOW?
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11. MALWARE IS MALICIOUSLY INSTALLED
SOFTWARE WHICH CAN RUN
QUIETLY IN THE BACKGROUND.
ONCE INSTALLED IT
CAN STEAL YOUR
INFORMATION,
WHETHER YOU ARE
CONNECTED - OR NOT.
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12. ANALARMING
30%OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE AFFECTED
BY MALWARE.
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* This is a US statistic.
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13. SOFTWARE CAN PERFORM TASKS SUCH AS,
KEYSTROKE LOGGING
EMAIL SAVING
DOCUMENT DOWNLOADING
AND
INTERNET SEARCH HISTORY SAVING.
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14. CLICKS
MORE DAMAGE
BUT SIMPLE CAN
THAN MALWARE.
ACTUALLY DO
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15. IT’S THE FINER DETAILS THAT
GET YOU.
APPS, WEBSITES, AND DEVICES ASK FOR
EXTENSIVEPERMISSIONS EVERYDAY.
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16. APPS RECORD YOUR
LOCATIONEVEN WHEN THEY
AREN’T IN USE.
BECAUSE “MARKETERS PAY 10% TO 20%
MORE FOR LOCATION BASED ADS.”
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17. DID YOU KNOW?FACEBOOKLOOKS AT YOUR
CONTACT LIST AND MAPS A NETWORK
OF PEOPLE; IN ORDER TO MAKE
REASONABLE GUESSES ABOUT
YOUR FRIENDS.
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18. BUT THE BIGGEST
SECURITY HOLE
OF ALL
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19. WE WILLINGLY
PERSONAL INFORMATION IN
SHARE OUR
“OUR PERMANENT - AND
PUBLIC - DIGITAL FILES.”
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IN THE WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY,
YOUR BIGGEST THREAT IS YOURSELF.
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