According research B2B International and Kaspersky Lab, 33% of Europeans share with other devices connected to Internet does not take preventive measures of protection. Based on their responses, these users do not seem to realize that sharing devices with family, friends or colleagues can significantly increase the chances of their devices being lost or stolen. data which are stored in them. However, the more people using a device, the greater the chances that one of them will make a mistake and fall victim to a scam by a digital criminal.
Very often, the owner of a computer, phone or tablet is not the only person who uses to access the Internet.
About one in three Europeans who participated in the survey said they shared their devices with others. 29% of users share their devices with other adults in the same house, 4% gives them to their children, while 1% allows their devices to be used by colleagues or other acquaintances.
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.
Ένας άπειρος χρήστης 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 information on such devices.
"Sharing a computer or smartphone increases the risk of malicious intrusion software, data loss or account theft, so it is important that users 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.
Το προϊόν υποστηρίζει πολλαπλές platforms, καθώς διαθέτει τεχνολογίες που μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν για την προστασία υπολογιστών με λειτουργικά συστήματα Windows και OSX, καθώς και Android συσκευές. Ακόμη, περιλαμβάνει προγράμματα για την ασφαλή περιήγηση στο Διαδίκτυο σε φορητές συσκευές με λειτουργικά συστήματα Windows Phone και iOS.
