Privacy, Identity "Impossible to Protect" Say 74% of Security Professionals

As more of daily life moves online, protecting personal identity and privacy becomes paramount. Unfortunately, it also may be impossible, according to 74% of cyber-security professionals polled in a recent Black Hat survey.

As far as the most effective tools to improve security, security professionals picked the following three:

• Encryption
• Multi-factor authentication
• Firewalls

(Globe News Wire, June 26, 2018)
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To the above technical tools, I would add "security awareness". Being aware of the threats we face on-line (i.e. phishing) and off-line (i.e. data aggregation) can help us best mitigate our risks.

Taking simple steps to protect your privacy can often be the difference between being the victim of a cyber-crime, or being a hard target that the criminal bypasses for someone who takes no security precautions.