Online Ads riskier than Adult Websites
Cisco Annual Security Report, “Advertisements are 182 as times likely to deliver malicious content than pornography.” Cisco also found “online shopping sites are 21 times as likely, and search engines are 27 times as likely, to deliver malicious content than a counterfeit software site.” The risk lies in what is known as “consumerization” which is the dangerous behavior of crossing device profiles between business and personal. Attitudes of privacy protection tend to be carefree when end users are providing retailers private information while it tends to be less open when sharing information with employers. Unfortunately, such lifestyles and attitudes are complicating employers’ security challenges. ]]>