Pandalabs Offers Security Tips to Stay Safe This Summer; Advises Using Caution with Travel Planning and Geolocation Applications ; - Applications That Indicate User Location and Information Exchanged Across Social Networks Also Represent Higher Risks During Summer Months; - Use of Secure Networks, Encryption of Hard Disk Data to Prevent Information Theft Are Among Practical Security Measures Users Should Follow

U.S. Newswire › July 06, 2010

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ORLANDO, Fla., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- PandaLabs, the anti- malware laboratory of Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, today published its annual security tips for consumers to stay safe and prevent falling victim to computer fraud this summer.

In addition to the usual security measures, "This year we ask users to take particular care with the information they share across social networks. This applies particularly to applications used to plan vacations or to locate people geographically through GPS devices, as this information could easily be used to break into homes," says Luis Corrons, technical director of PandaLabs.

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Pandalabs Offers Security Tips to Stay Safe This Summer; Advises Using Caution with Travel Planning and Geolocation Applications ; - Applications That Indicate User Location and Information Exchanged Across Social Networks Also Represent Higher Risks During Summer Months; - Use of Secure Networks, Encryption of Hard Disk Data to Prevent Information Theft Are Among Practical Security Measures Users Should Follow

These types of applications have become highly popular over the last year. Facebook applications such as Dopplr and TripAdvisor (which show messages describing where you are or where and when you are planning to go); the Twitter geolocation utility (displaying where tweets hav...

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