Online classified sites are gaining popularity among Net users and this is causing safety concern.

The free local classified site of eBay, Kijiji conducted a survey recently and found that almost one-third of the users are concerned about misleading and fraudulent ads appearing in these sites. Spamming of e-mail address, getting a computer virus and ads with adult content are some of the other concerns raised by the users.

The safety concerns are driving a chunk of Net users away from these sites. However, more than half of those participated in the survey opined that the responsibility of avoiding these unsafe elements lies with the user.

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The rising popularity of social networks like Twitter is posing enormous problems in the area of security to the Net users. The spurt of security risks in the past few weeks are proof for this.

A recent study released by AVG and CMO Council says that a majority of social network users do not perform the basic security measures regularly, some of which are:

1. Changing passwords (64% infrequently or never)
2. Adjusting privacy settings (57% infrequently or never)
3. Informing their social network administrator (90% infrequently or never)

Some more statistics revealed by the study are:

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The role of hackers in history has always been questioned and disputed. While many strongly believe that they are pure evil, others admit that they have guided and inspired security companies to develop smarter, more efficient and reliable systems protecting confidential and highly important data from being stolen or modified. As any community around us, the world of hacking is very diverse, with good intentions often turning into crimes of the global scale and lucrative impulses often taking over common sense. That’s exactly why the world of hackers, like a good detective story, is so irresistibly attractive to a great many of regular users. History has many examples of successful cyber attacks that became industry milestones and the driving force behind collective efforts to improve information security on all levels. In this article, we’ll take an impartial look at some of the most impressive hacks of all times – the crimes that made companies and users across the world become more wary of the potential dangers of digital globalization.

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