National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2010. The week aims to help Australians understand cyber security risks and educate home and small business users on six simple steps they can take to protect themselves online.
AVG (AU/NZ) believes that cyber security protection and education is an important issue every day of the year. “AVG’s award-winning Anti-Virus and Internet Security software products help to protect the active Internet users of more than 4.6 million PCs across Australia and New Zealand from global cyber criminals,” said Lloyd Borrett, Marketing Manager at AVG (AU/NZ). “Cyber crime is increasingly sophisticated and organised, but complex and poorly understood. It’s under reported because victims are embarrassed and confused.
“Sure, like other security companies, AVG helps to protect people using advanced technologies,” Borrett continued. “But by participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Week we can also continue our efforts to help people understand how the bad guys have brought age-old fraudulent human and social engineering exploits into the online world.
“Ignorance of the risks and nature of cyber crime is what poses the greatest threat to Internet users. 80% of cyber crime attacks are easily preventable, if you know what to do.”
AVG (AU/NZ) will continue its well received series of informative security tips (www.avg.com.au/resources/security-tips/) which are fast becoming a rich resource of material to help families and business.
As a part of National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2010 the Australian Government launched the “Protecting Yourself Online – What Everyone Needs to Know” booklet. It contains practical advice on how people can secure their computer, be smart with their online finances and identities, and keep themselves and their family safe online. The booklet is available on the government Stay Smart Online web site at www.staysmartonline.gov.au. You can also sign up for the plain language, free Cyber Security Alert Service.
