Threats of cyberspace

Source:Businessline.in

The advent of internet has brought a qualitative change to our lives. Innovations like social networking sites have changed the way we connect to the world.

Now, even without stepping out, we can interact with as many people as we want and be a part of any kind of community. MySpace and Facebook have almost become household names.

But there are flip sides to online networking, as with everything else. Privacy and security are becoming serious issues.

MySpace users were recently subjected to an attack where the victim's sites and computers were used as hosts for phishing scams and viruses. MySpace web pages were seeded with a malicious code capable of exploiting holes in MS Windows and Internet Explorer. MySpace users visiting these pages were redirected to a fake MySpace log-in page where their personal information was stolen.

Networking sites have put children in danger of becoming crime victims as they can be lured to wrongful doings by their predators.

I think users , especially children, should be educated about these issues to check this menace.