Cybercrime Frontline Blog

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Today, Norton introduced the Norton Cybercrime Index.  This is a powerful new, free, tool to help consumers stay safe online and keep control of their digital life.

Each morning many of us have a daily routine that helps us keep control of our lives and plan our day.  We read the news headlines, we check the traffic report, and now we can check the safety conditions of the information superhighway with the Norton Cybercrime Index. 

The Norton Cybercrime Index is an easy-to-use tool that provides a visual representation of the day’s online risk in the context of highs and lows. It includes news headline about the top threats, analyst commentary and analyst tips about how to stay safe online.  The Cybercrime Index will be updated on daily and more frequently if a major threat is detected. 

Everyone wants a reliable source for information and one of the strengths of the Norton Cybercrime Index is its reliability.  Norton worked with a top U.S. university to verify that the Norton Cybercrime Index is an accurate measurement of cybercrime.  The Norton Cybercrime Index also utilizes data from Norton’s vast global intelligence network of over 133 million client servers in 200 countries.  In analyzing spam traffic alone, Norton scans over 8 billion email messages daily.  All of this combines to make the Norton Cybercrime Index a unique and powerful tool for consumers to use as their daily “traffic report” for online safety.

Tomorrow, I will be speaking in a panel about online safety with the FBI and Fordham University.  This panel is intended to educate people about online safety best practices.  Sixty-five percent of adults report being victims of cybercrime—almost 2/3 of the people walking the streets of cyberspace are mugged!  Staying educated and using good safety practices can make cybercrime an avoidable problem.  Utilizing tools like the Norton Cybercrime Index, can help empower Internet users to keep control of their online lives and stay safe in cyberspace.

To experience the Norton Cybercrime Index for yourself, visit:  www.nortoncybercrimeindex.com

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i was reading on comcast that facebook has been tracking our every move even after loging out isn't this a crime and how can i block there tracking method. according to comcast even if you just visit with out a account they still track you for 90 days

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As you may also have seen since posting this, Facebook is starting to be called to task for this. One might argue that it's not nearly enough, for something that--as you say--may constitute criminal behavior, and certainly reflects an unethical business model; one that's deceptive by design. But it is, at least, a start.

If the penalties get severe enough (and the competition intense enough, from those charting a more ethical path), they may reform themselves. In the meantime, it's important for us to remember that we have a share in this too: if our privacy matters to us, and a business won't respect it, there is nothing holding a gun to our heads and forcing us to ever grace its doors--physical or virtual--again.

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I totally agree with the post above. Plus, why would anyone put up such private information as their name, birthdate, phone numbers, where they work, or go to school. Their wife's name and kids names and what color their homes are plus, they even put up their addresses and tell when they are going on vacation. How dumb is that. Hey crooks we are going to be away on vacation for two weeks help yourself. Duh!

People are so, stupid at times they deserve to get some of what happens to them. Facebook is INTERNET people and when you put it on the internet IT STAYS there FOREVER.