An
IT expert at the University of New Brunswick saying the public would be
shocked as to how sophisticated cyber crime is getting.David Shipley is the Enterprise Strategy Analyst at the university. He tells us it's getting easier for hackers to gain access to personal information online.
"There are automated tools now that even someone with a moderate level of computer knowledge can use to basically input your name, and some basic details and it will scour the entire internet. Publicly available information on social media, stuff they can pick up on Google and build, within minutes, a profile on a person," he says.
He says there are some things you can do to protect yourself from cyber crime such as, having unique passwords for each website or service that you use.
Shipley predicts cyber crime is only going to get worse and educating users will help reduce the risks significantly.
