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Kaspersky Lab: Many do not take security measures for devices they share with others

According research of B2B International and Kaspersky Lab, 33% of Europeans share with others by connecting to Internet it does not take preventive protective measures. Based on their responses, these users do not seem to realize that sharing devices with relatives, friends or colleagues can significantly increase the likelihood of losing or stealing the data stored on them. However, the more people use a device, the more chance that one of them will make a mistake and become a victim of a cheating by a digital criminal.security Kaspersky Lab

Πολύ συχνά, ο κάτοχος ενός υπολογιστή, τηλεφώνου ή tablet δεν είναι το μοναδικό πρόσωπο που τη για να αποκτήσει πρόσβαση στο Διαδίκτυο.

Around one in three Europeans surveyed said they share their devices with others. 29% of users share their devices with other adults who are on the same device , το 4% τις δίνει στα παιδιά του, ενώ το 1% επιτρέπει τη χρήση των συσκευών του ακόμη και σε συναδέλφους ή άλλους γνωστούς του.

It should be noted that this applies to most commonly used Internet access devices, which means they are more likely to contain valuable data, such as logins and account passwords.

When a device accessed by various users does not have protection, it can be extremely risky, as no one can be absolutely sure that other users are sufficiently aware of the digital threats.

An inexperienced one μπορεί να πέσει θύμα απατεώνων ή να «κατεβάσει» ένα εκτελέσιμο κακόβουλο αρχείο. Την ίδια στιγμή, το 33% όσων μοιράζονται συσκευές με άλλους χρήστες, δηλώνει ότι δεν λαμβάνει κανένα μέτρο ασφάλειας, διότι «δεν βλέπει κανέναν κίνδυνο». Μόνο το 38% των χρηστών δημιουργεί αντίγραφα ασφαλείας των σημαντικών δεδομένων, πριν δώσει μία συσκευή σε κάποιον άλλο. Το 33% προστατεύει με κωδικό πρόσβασης τα δεδομένα του και μόλις το 20% προσπαθεί να μην αποθηκεύει οποιαδήποτε σημαντική πληροφορία σε τέτοιες συσκευές.

"Sharing a computer or smartphone increases the risk of malware intrusion, data loss, or account theft, so it's important for users to take precautions.

It is necessary to back up their important files, delete information that should not fall into the wrong hands, disable autocomplete tools, try to control users' access rights to their device and - most importantly - use programs which offer security against digital threats, "said Elena Kharchenko, Head of Consumer Product Management Kaspersky Lab

In this context, Kaspersky Lab has the solution Kaspersky Internet Security - Multi-Device 2015, which has been developed to provide security to different devices. The company's solution can protect even inexperienced users from visiting potentially dangerous websites, downloading malicious software and various other threats.

The product supports multiple platforms, as it has technologies that can be used to protect computers with Windows and OSX operating systems, as well as Android devices. It also includes programs for safe Internet browsing on mobile devices with operating systems and iOS.

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