A bar of chocolate or a trip to Paris, apparently. That’s what the results of a recent ‘social engineering’ survey carried out by Infosecurity Europe revealed.
Although the number of people willing to share their e-mail passwords, date of birth and contact details with complete strangers (on the street!) was down on last year, it was still staggeringly high. Revealing once again that people lack awareness on issues related to personal security.
Seems a shame that we can be bought for so little. Especially since groups like the ‘John Doe Librarians’ campaign on a daily basis to protect our personal privacy. Hopefully Information Security Awareness Week will help to educate the public about the value of their personal data!
The Library of Digress 