Computers are dangerous – it’s official!

By admin | June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment 

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So we all know that Cybercrime is on the increase. Botnets, phishing and driveby downloads are becoming increasingly prevalent for those using the web without protection and without due care and attention. But maybe we missed the obvious dangers – at least according to the BBC.

They report that home computer-related injuries have increased more than sevenfold in the US and in the UK computer-related accidents in the home sharply increased from around 800 in 1995 to more than 1,800 in 1999 and 2,100 in 2002. Most of the incidents seem to involve people – particularly children – tripping over cables or banging their heads on monitors….

Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a number given for injuries caused by ‘banging heads on the keyboard’ when you lose that vital document you thought you’d saved, or indeed the danger of falling computers thrown from the window when you discover your PC was corrupted by a virus because you hadn’t applied all the necessary patches and your complete music library has been lost….

So remember, be careful out there – computers can be dangerous things – and not always in the ways you expect!

Dominic Cook

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