Merrill Warkentin

Pada 2017, biro kredit Equifax mengumumkan bahwa informasi pribadi 143 juta orang Amerika Serikat – sekitar tiga perempat dari semua orang dewasa – bocor dalam suatu insiden pembobolan data. AP Photo/Mike Stewart

Ransomware, pembobolan data, serangan siber: apa kaitannya dengan informasi pribadimu, dan seberapa besar risikonya?

Bayangkan organisasi yang menyipan data Anda diretas. Bagaimana cara menilai risiko ancamannya, dan apa yang harus dilakukan untuk melindungi diri Anda sendiri?
Chances are some of your data has already been stolen, but that doesn’t mean you should shrug data breaches off. WhataWin/iStock via Getty Images

How vulnerable is your personal information? 4 essential reads

Data breaches have become a fact of life. Here are articles from The Conversation that detail the threat, why it happens and what you can do to protect yourself.
Credit bureau Equifax announced in 2017 that the personal information of 143 million Americans – about three-quarters of all adults – had been exposed in a major data breach. AP Photo/Mike Stewart

Ransomware, data breach, cyberattack: What do they have to do with your personal information, and how worried should you be?

If an organization that has your data gets hacked, your vulnerability depends on the kind of attack and the kind of data. Here’s how you can assess your risk and what to do to protect yourself.

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