Survey: Consumers Only Think They're Cyber Safe

In a survey taken by the National Cyber Security Alliance , many people said they think that there computer is safe against threats such as viruses or spyware, but truth is over half surveyed only thought that they were secure. 90% of the people surveyed store sensative information and do their banking, etc, online, which makes them even more vulnerable to falling in the wrong hands. The NSCA is a group of companies and government officials that educate people about computer security. In reality they were lacking an antivirus, antispware, or firewall. What does this mean? More than likely you aren't as safe as you think you are. There's a good chance that your computer doesn't have the proper defenses in place or they aren't being updated properly. This month is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The NCSA is urging people to take time and learn what you can do to protect your pc. Greg Garcia, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, says that we must both have security in the enterprises as well as on our personal machines. I advise all of you to learn as much as you can so, you can truely protect your systems.