ATTENTION... FRIENDS DON'T BE A VICTIM...

In some of my earlier works, you might have noticed that I do not feel too sorry for people when I hear that they were a victim of “The virus of the day” because they didn't take the time to secure their network or educate themselves properly.  Or maybe they got conned out of something because of a clever Social Engineer etc. My patience wears thin a bit because in these days of data leaks and hacking from a global perspective, It really is a must that everyone use caution and be leery when being presented with the next best web deal from an unknown e-mail. 

P.T. Barnum, the clever ol showman, allegedly coined the phrase, “There is a sucker born every minute.” I would like to think that number has dropped since he made the comment but I really don’t think so.  People these days are either too busy to take the time or they just don’t care or they are ostriches and put their heads in the sand in hopes no one bothers them.  In any one of those cases, they haven't a good excuse. 

So what can people like me do who want to scream and yell from the highest rooftop to “SECURE YOUR JUNK!, DON’T BE A CYBER VICTIM.” I know one thing is for sure; my neighbors wouldn't like me doing that from the top of my house… “It’s 10 o’clock and how secure is your network?” Long gone are the days of the Town Crier.  Aannyway… What can I do to help educate people? I have decided to go social, I plan on getting on Facebook and every once in a while post something that may actually get someone’s attention.

ATTENTION FRIENDS!!

PLEASE DON’T BE A VICTIM!!!

A little too much?? I think so, but I can post a little blurb about wireless security setup, password safety or any number of topics of the day and provide a little direction as to where to find answers to these common security concerns or risks. It may be a small effort but I am sure that some of my Facebook friends are lacking in this area, not a jab, just a fact and if I can point them in the right direction and help them out, then maybe I won’t want to hit my head against a wall when I hear all the daily Cyber-attack horror stories.