Internet fraud as a threat to personal information security
Автор: Maslova Marija A., Ryzhaja Kristina Ju.
Журнал: НБИ технологии @nbi-technologies
Рубрика: Инновации в информатике, вычислительной технике и управлении
Статья в выпуске: 2 т.13, 2019 года.
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The paper analyzes the statistics of implementing known information threats, considers new types of Internet fraud and develops recommendations for protecting against unauthorized actions of Internet scammers.Internet fraud has long gone beyond mailing and has become widespread. Fraudsters operate in almost all spheres of human activity, and with the advent of various means of communication their activities have acquired new trends.The most common methods of online fraud are the following: fake shops with Internet sales, phishing, fundraising for charity, dating sites, viral content.The paper shows that the considered methods of Internet fraud are connected not so much with the Internet as directly with the user. Internet users should not only be aware of possible types and schemes of fraud, but also take care of software protection methods such as antivirus and timely updating all applications, browsers and systems. Only being up to date, constantly learning and being interested in both new threats and methods of their protection users can protect themselves and their loved ones from losses.
Internet-fraud, threat, phishing, biometrics, information security, digital fingerprint
Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/149129783
IDR: 149129783 | DOI: 10.15688/NBIT.jvolsu.2019.2.4