When Was The Last Time You Googled Your Own Name?

Today, half of Americans believe their information is less secure than it was five years. As our obsession with social media and online oversharing grow, we only put ourselves more at risk for hacks, data breaches, and worse.

 

Cyber criminals are smart and diversifying your passwords might not be enough to stop them. On average, Americans use three different sites to store their data from social media to finances to medical information. Perceptive scammers know exactly where to look and how to gather the pieces to make a whole picture - a picture of you. Picking apart our social media to discern our fears or insecurities, and utilizing Google to find more technical information can put us at enormous risk for targeted phishing scams. Preying on our sense of urgencies, we may not even think twice when we are faced with a scam email that’s socially engineered just for us.

 

When was the last time you Googled yourself? Whatever you can see when Googling your own name is likely what everyone else can see as well; maybe it’s time for a little damage control. This infographic guides the reader through the current state of online security, where it’s our responsibility, and how we can manage our data safely by keeping it out of the wrong hands.