Privacy and security on the Internet: how to secure your personal information and company data

Abstract

More and more people are logging on to the Internet. The increased use of the Internet and the World Wide Web for everyday activities is bringing new threats to personal privacy. Your activities, whether they are passive or active, in Cyberspace can give others a great deal of information about you. This paper gives an overview of where the risks lie, and how to minimize the risk to you and your work.

Citation

Attaran, M. and VanLaar, I. (1999), "Privacy and security on the Internet: how to secure your personal information and company data", Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 7 No. 5, pp. 241-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/09685229910292907