IDTELi, Inc. Launches New Division SecureMySocialNetworking.com to Protect Against Malware Attacks.

April 8, 2010 - PRLog -- Social networking sites are a wonderful entertaining and efficient way to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues.  However, these sites are quickly becoming a Petri dish for socially engineered malware attacks.  The bad guys see these sites as a ‘honey pot’ loaded with valuable information - information that can easily lead them to identities and access to funds once Trojans containing keylogging malware is cleverly installed on computers.  

Members of social networking sites face the challenge of daily malware attacks.  Few members know about them until it hits them or someone they know.  Even fewer know how to protect themselves from a problem that is reported to be growing exponentially every year.  Social networking sites offer little risk protection other than to generically advise members to be careful about clicking on links and to ensure anti-virus is installed and kept updated.

IDTELi, Inc. has stepped up the security game by offering social networking members a way to protect themselves with low cost encryption technology. The newly launched SecureMySocialNetworking website provides information on the many ways members can be attacked when online and how their low cost software provides a proactive protective layer of security.  

If members get malware installed by innocently clicking on hidden attack code or if malware on their computers escapes anti-virus detection, the encryption software prevents the thieves from getting information as it’s being typed.  This is how the thieves easily capture usernames, passwords and any sensitive information that can lead to identity theft and theft of money from bank accounts.  

IDTELi, Inc. CEO Brenda Eaden states “The SecureMySocialNetworking.com encryption solution doesn’t stop these attacks.  That is the job of anti-virus solutions even though it is reported AV stops on average 3% of known malware attacks.  However, while security technologists are working judiciously at detection, removal or quarantining, consumers using social networking sites and all other websites are protected from having information they key in from being stolen when they are online.  Prevention is always the best policy.”

IDTELi’s motto is “It’s time for consumers to take matters into their own hands to 'prevent the preventable' and not sit back and wait for companies to see security as a priority.”  Protection of sensitive and private information, especially usernames and passwords should always start with owner responsibility.   Those interested in self protection should visit www.SecureMySocialNetworking.com for more information on the soundest solution on the market.

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IDTELi Inc. headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon develops and offers education and security technology for social networking websites, businesses, government, healthcare and education institutions to help prevent identity theft.