REVISED: Legal & General Reveals Increased Risk from Digital Criminals

(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 03/05/12 -- Legal & General's (i) reveals attitudes to social networking is putting social media users at risk of falling victim to increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals.
According to research conducted for Legal & General's business, 91% of Brits who use social media at least once a week are asked to connect online with someone they've never met and 51% accept these requests which are effectively from strangers.
To highlight some of the key findings from the Report, we've created a series of (images and key facts), and a video below:
Also, to help you stay safe online, Legal & General have the following 'virtual housekeeping' tips:
You should also ensure you have suitable in place should the worst happen and you are a victim of burglary.
The is available to download or alternatively, find out more about Legal & General's or get a home insurance quote.
(i) Consumer research for Legal & General'sDigital Criminal 2012: CyberSafety report was conducted with 2,005 UK adults who use social media at least once a week, between 16 and 18 January 2012.
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0121 633 6080
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Datum: 05.03.2012 - 18:06 Uhr
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