Article: CA / National Cyber Security Alliance Survey Reveals Consumers Engage in Risky Online Behavior on Social Networking Sites, Leaving Them Vulnerable to Potential Cyber-Crime.

83 Percent of Adults Who Social Network Expose Themselves to Hackers and Identity Thieves

ISLANDIA, N.Y. and WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kicking off October as National Cyber Security Awareness month, CA and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today announced results of the first social networking study examining the link between specific online behaviors and the potential for becoming a victim of cyber-crime. Although social networking sites, such as MySpace and FaceBook, have been examined from the standpoint of physical security issues, including sexual predators, this survey examines users' online behavior and the possibility of ...

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