NATIONAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO HELP UK GET SAFE ONLINE
‘Get Safe Online’ Report Highlights Public Confusion Over Online Safety
Millions of UK Internet users are putting themselves at risk of attack from Internet criminals because they don’t understand threats to their computer or the ways to protect against them. These are the findings of a new campaign called ‘Get Safe Online’ launched today in London to tackle this serious problem.
As threats from organised Internet criminals grow, new research from Get Safe Online http://www.getsafeonline.org has found that over three quarters of the UK’s population (83%) don’t know enough about protecting themselves online. In fact 42% of the population just rely on friends and family for online safety advice rather than finding expert information for themselves.
The “Get Safe Online Reportâ€