LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 03/02/12 — Legal & General-s (i) reveals attitudes to social networking is putting social media users at risk of falling victim to increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals.
According to research conducted for Legal & General-s business, 91% of Brits who use social media at least once a week are asked to connect online with someone they-ve never met and 51% accept these requests which are effectively from strangers.
To highlight some of the key findings from the Report, we-ve created a series of (images and key facts), and a .
Also, to help you stay safe online, Legal & General have the following -virtual housekeeping- tips:
You should also ensure you have suitable in place should the worst happen and you are a victim of burglary.
The is available to download or alternatively, find out more about Legal & General-s or get a home insurance quote.
(i) Consumer research for Legal & General-s Digital Criminal 2012: CyberSafety report was conducted with 2,005 UK adults who use social media at least once a week, between 16 and 18 January 2012.
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