Want to create interactive content? It’s easy in Genially!

Get started free

Criminals want your data

Naomi Nanor

Created on August 12, 2024

Start designing with a free template

Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:

Decisions and Behaviors in the Workplace

Tangram Game

Process Flow: Corporate Recruitment

Weekly Corporate Challenge

Wellbeing and Healthy Routines

Match the Verbs in Spanish: Present and Past

Planets Sorting Game

Transcript

Secure Systems

Criminals want access to your systems, so it is vital to create a secure network. Unsecured systems protected by weak passwords can be infiltrated by criminals to access your devices and accounts.

Passwords

Predictable or weak passwords make accounts vulnerable to attacks. It can take moments for hackers to gain access to your account and the sensitive or valuable information it contains.

Biometric Data

Your biometric data, such as your fingerprint of Face ID, is highly valuable to criminals who wish to access your secure accounts. Accounts protected by biometric data tend to be the highest priority targets as they contain sensitive information such as financial data.

Personal Address

Geotagging on social media posts can give criminals precise information on your location and potentially your home address. This information could then be used for fraudulent credit card applications.

Bank Details

Most criminals are incentivised by financial gain. Obtaining your bank details through weak security systems can in turn, enable hackers to empty your account or make fraudulent credit card applications.

Social Media Networks

Your social media networks can expose you to targeted phishing campaigns. Personalising these attacks can make them more believable and in turn more successful, obtaining details and money.