Internet Safety Tips for Seniors
Senior citizens are connecting to the Internet in greater numbers every year. According to the findings by the Pew Research Center, 53% of American seniors age 65 and over use the Internet or email. This makes seniors are among the fastest group of internet users.
Unfortunately, seniors are vulnerable to identity theft & various internet scams due to their lack of internet and computer skills. They are also more trusting. These factors make them easy targets for cyber criminals to prey on.
The infographic below reveals some important internet safety tips to protect seniors from scams, hacking and malware attacks, and identity theft.
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Alex Lloyd heads AnchorFree’s content department. Before joining the team, he was a former professional race car driver—competing in the Indianapolis 500 four times—and has spent the past decade writing content for major publications such as Yahoo and CNN.