A WORLD-LEADING former hacker turned cyber security expert has revealed his five top tips to be safe online.
Michael Calce almost broke the internet when he was just a teenger – taking down a slew of the world’s biggest websites in the year 2000.
Michael knows the dangers of the web and how to help protect yourselfThe internet ‘scares the daylights out of me’ says CalceCredit: Getty
He was an online menace known by his moniker “MafiaBoy” – and it was a stunt that landed him in prison.
But now he’s turned his skills to defending the web from the next generation of hackers like him.
Aged just 15, his cyberattacks against the giants of the web, including Yahoo!, CNN, Amazon, and eBay led to widespread pandemonium in the US.
And oddly, thanks to his massive attack the world was introduced to entire new frontier of crime as he exposed just how easy it was to wreak havoc.
Now, the world knows all about cybercrime but is desperately struggling to tackle it – with the sector being huge business for crooks.
Neustar’s 2022 Cyber Threats and Trends report predicts that by 2025 – cybercrime will have an annual worth of £8.5trillion.
“We are more isolated, and vulnerable than ever – everything is connected to the internet and inexperienced people are forced to use devices with no training,” Michael told The Sun Online.
The average internet user is burdened with spam, worms and viruses and exposed to all kinds of online fraud, identity theft, extortion and other serious crimes on a daily basis.
So, regardless of your tech savviness, the reformed hacker tells The Sun there are a number of ways that you can help to protect yourself from online ..
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