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Teenagers Putting PCs In Jeopardy
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2006-07-11
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Teenagers cannot be trusted to keep a PC secure. At least that is what evidence from a European survey conducted by McAfee suggests.
Many of them use illegal file-sharing programs which are known to transmit malicious content, and don't even take the time to make sure their security software is up to date. Matt Chapman of VNUnet reports:
The study questioned 615 teenagers aged 13-17 across the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Italy.
Britain came top for having the most security aware teens in Europe. Dutch teenagers were the most carefree with 52 per cent not worried about internet security when they go online.
The Dutch are also Europe's biggest file sharers, with three quarters regularly downloading from illegal file sharing sites.
The study just goes to show that kids should be educated more on security.
The majority of kids according to the survey didn't know anything about phishing scams. Sure, credit cards and bank accounts are far less common with teenagers than adults, but this does make them a prime target. Not to mention they could put their parents' information at risk.
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Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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