The Social Network – Need for Security
These incidents have raised the question, were we ready for the social internet at all? Well it seems that this is more a question of take action now and do damage control later for the many problems we are experiencing now on the internet with bearing to the security of information could have been thought of better for a couple of more years. The power of the internet and the lure for more profits is the drive for the move, which Microsoft hyped so much that it didn’t make much of an impact for the change would have happened whether they had spent millions of dollars ion promoting it or not. Security and anonymity are the main issues and many people have been victimized by these information leaks, so heed the many warnings experts keep saying. If information is so private and confidential, keep it off the net, securely locked down with encryption and a strong password with regular back-up’s to ensure total data security. The whole mess might even be a ploy by big business to earn more for there are actually firms who make billions from the misfortunes of others. So give it a thought and check out the security you have in place at home or in work and voice out your concerns for a better secure internet.