Trick or Treat?
17% of the flash drives found in public high-traffic areas in Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Cleveland were plugged into computers – based on CompTIA study. The USB contained a text file, when opened indicates that they were just part of an experiment and should clink on a link or email the person responsible. For example, of the 2 that opened the files, both didn’t click on the link but did send an email. Maybe partial cybersecurity awareness (phishing) is starting to make an impact but simply plugging in a USB drive can be all it takes to infect you computing system. Worst, to click on a file, even if it looks like a text file, can launch a virus, malware, remote connection, etc. without your knowledge.
Study also showed more men than woman opened; San Fran more likely to open/plug-in than D.C. individuals; 42% of Millennials were likely to pick up vs. 22% GenX and 90% of Baby Boomers. And related CompTIA mentions:
45% of employees of 1200 surveyed have not received cyber training from employers;,
94% plug into public Wi-Fi and of which 69% conduct work-related activities;
63% use work mobile devices for personal activities;
42% of Millennials work on infected machines in the past 2 years vs. 32% for all employees;
27% of Millennials have had their information hacked within 2 years vs. 19% of all employees;
37% of employees change password annually or sporadically.
...by the numbers as cybersecurity awareness month comes to a close
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