![]() ![]() I expect Laura Poitras – who made documentaries about Edward Snowden ( Citizenfour) and Julian Assange ( Risk) – has to be pretty careful. You make videos, so you could be at risk, depending on your subjects. ![]() (Gullibility is an infinitely exploitable resource, which is why so many attacks now rely on “ social engineering” rather than software vulnerabilities.) This includes things like running unrequested attachments or falling for phishing scams. In this case, you should be safe enough if you keep all your software – not just the operating system – fully patched and up to date, run an effective antivirus program and don’t make any obvious mistakes. If you are a home user, you are just low-hanging fruit that can be harvested using generic exploit kits for which patches appeared years ago. If the CIA, Mossad, Russia’s GRU or China’s state hackers want to compromise your computer, it may not be easy to stop them. If you’re a whistleblower, suspected spy or weapons developer, or you work for someone like the Dalai Lama, you may be a target for people who can deploy zero-day exploits for which there is no known defence. How at risk are you? Some people are at a very high risk because they can be targeted by commercial hackers or people with nation state-level attack tools. Your risk of cybercrime is dependent on several factors but how high-profile a target you might be likely defines how far you will have to go to protect yourself.
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