John Foulroberts
Admin
Hey, everyone. I just wanted to address a topic of importance that I feel needs to be emphasized as of late.
With the Internet being a prevalent source of communication for many, sometimes individuals overstep their bounds and communicate inappropriately with the intent of capturing others' personal details for their own malicious usage. These people take advantage of those who are unwary and uneducated for two purposes: to create a profit and to benefit themselves in some other way - be it satisfaction, creating a scheme, or anything along those lines.
I'd like to remind everyone to always be cautious on the Internet. If someone requests your personal information such as your full name, address, and phone number, you need to be cautious. Even if you've been talking to this person for months on the Internet and they seem like a trustworthy individual, they can easily be a fraud and only want your personal information to negatively affect you somehow.
Probably the only time where it is acceptable to input extremely personal details into a computer is through some means of data transport that is encrypted with SSL/TLS (such as websites having the green "lock" and https in the URL). Otherwise, you should be skeptical and refuse to give your information.
As someone with a background in IT, I've previously compiled a guide on Internet security that can be found by clicking here. I encourage you all to review this write-up and educate yourselves about the importance of Internet security, social engineering, and the ways that attackers/malicious individuals try to get a hold of your personal data for their own benefit. By being familiar with these topics, you thwart and discourage attackers from gaining what they desire.
Be skeptical; be stubborn; be inquisitive; and most of all, be informed.
JFR
With the Internet being a prevalent source of communication for many, sometimes individuals overstep their bounds and communicate inappropriately with the intent of capturing others' personal details for their own malicious usage. These people take advantage of those who are unwary and uneducated for two purposes: to create a profit and to benefit themselves in some other way - be it satisfaction, creating a scheme, or anything along those lines.
I'd like to remind everyone to always be cautious on the Internet. If someone requests your personal information such as your full name, address, and phone number, you need to be cautious. Even if you've been talking to this person for months on the Internet and they seem like a trustworthy individual, they can easily be a fraud and only want your personal information to negatively affect you somehow.
Probably the only time where it is acceptable to input extremely personal details into a computer is through some means of data transport that is encrypted with SSL/TLS (such as websites having the green "lock" and https in the URL). Otherwise, you should be skeptical and refuse to give your information.
As someone with a background in IT, I've previously compiled a guide on Internet security that can be found by clicking here. I encourage you all to review this write-up and educate yourselves about the importance of Internet security, social engineering, and the ways that attackers/malicious individuals try to get a hold of your personal data for their own benefit. By being familiar with these topics, you thwart and discourage attackers from gaining what they desire.
Be skeptical; be stubborn; be inquisitive; and most of all, be informed.
JFR
joking, and i want reply that this post is very important cuz ask your selfs why have a friend on pc while you can have a friend in real(school friend or something), spend times with them and not on fantastic friends on pc that you cant even know if they exist like they talk for theyr selfs.
joke.
