You want to feel safe in your own home. But your home security on Long Island may be compromised and you may not even be aware. You could become a victim of a cyber home invasion.
In this day and age of high technology, there is much more to fear than someone breaking in your home through a door or a window. If you have a web camera on your computer, your home security on Long Island may be compromised. Someone could be watching you right now.
Recently a report from Today Show correspondent Jeff Rossen, shows that Cyber home invasion is happening now. He reports on how to protect yourself and how to avoid being a victim.
Rossen says that your computer can be hacked remotely and even turning off your web cam won’t help. The cyber intruder is capable of turning on you web cam remotely and viewing your most personal moments, even if your computer is in sleep mode.
The invader starts the process by sending an innocent looking e-card. The e-card has a trojan virus attached which then allows them to have control of your camera. By opening the card the virus is downloaded. Sadly, you may not even know that a virus has been downloaded. Only a professional would be able to detect the virus.
How do you protect yourself from becoming a victim? By following the steps below, you can help to ensure that you will not become a victim.
•Shut off your computer when it is not in use.
•Put black tape over your web-cam when it is not in use
•Don’t open emails from people you do not know.
•Don’t open videos that can be found on websites like Facebook unless you know the person.
It doesn’t take much to begin the process of feeling safe in your own home. Above are steps that can be taken to help prevent cyber invasions on Long Island in your home. If you believe that you may have a problem with your computer, take it in for a analysis to confirm that your computer has not been hacked.
