Thursday, September 9, 2010

Hackers Create 57,000 Malicious Pages Per Week

It is unbelievable that 57,000 pages per week are added to the internet to try and trap innocent people.  Unfortunately, there are  many people who can barely use the internet and try to keep up to speed with technology only to be fooled by these hackers.  My grandfather would be one of these people.  He tries to use his computer to keep up with his family and technology.  However, he has a very hard time with technology and I fear he would be one of the victims of this horrendous crime if given enough time.  These fake websites are good enough to fool many people who are not savvy with technology.  These malicious sites are only out there to steal people's money.  Many people operate their computers without realizing that numerous people are smart enough to access their systems by having these malicious sites, viruses, etc. 

The key to this problem is education.  The young people of the world are educated early in computers and their technology.  My younger sister at 15 could teach our elderly many lessons on computer education and lessons of the really heinous people on the internet.  Since a young age I have been preached to by my father who is a computer specialist about the pitfalls of the internet.  These have been lessons well learned by my sister and I.  We both endeavor to help all of our grandparents to ensure they also are learning how to protect themselves against the dregs of the computer society.  Hopefully, every young person will look after their family who is not as computer savvy as themselves.  

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