Get Safe Online Week

We’re a little late on this one but we’d like to remind all our readers and users of the comparison site that this week is Get Safe Online Week, part of the Get Safe Online campaign.

The campaign is aimed at helping people make sure that they keep their computer and internet connections as secure as possible to keep them at a minimal risk from threats such as viruses, Trojans, hacking, fraud and ID theft.

The recently released Get Safe Online report revealed that 14% of people felt at risk from internet crime in their everyday lives while over half of all respondents reported that a friend or family member had been a victim of some sort of online crime.

Among other interesting figures from the report:

34% of people have had a computer virus

22% have experienced a phishing attack ( an attempt to get them to visit a false site or talk to a contact who pretends to be from an organisation in order to get your personal details )

21% have been a victim of online identity theft

15% still open email attachments from sources they do not know

10% believe they have been hacked

12% don’t use privacy settings on social networking pages

8% suffered online harassment or bullying

Those are some pretty astounding figures, so if you happen to have experienced any of these for yourself – or even if you just want to make sure you’re taking the right precautions, we recommend heading over the site.

The campaign speaks to users in plain English and explains everything brilliantly. Even better you won’t be sold anything or find any misleading or alarmist material over the GSO – just a lot of information on how you can keep your computer and your details protected online.

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