Search Engines and Social Media are More Prone to Cyber Attacks – Cisco

Users are more likely to fall prey to cybercrime through search engines, online ads, and social networking websites than pornographic or gambling sites, according to a report by Cisco.

One of the top multinational companies in America’s technology sector, Cisco, has said in its report that India is still ranked among the top for the topic of unwanted emails. America is in second position after India.

Cisco vice president Mahesh Gupta says that an internet user increases the risk of their personal data or information being compromised when they use pirated software, engage in online dealings, or surf hacking or pornography sites. 

As per the Annual Security Report  of Cisco, 91 percent of cyber attacks that have been monitored were split between the following

36 percent of attacks search engine like Google. 

22 percent of attacks are from online video sites like YouTube. 

13 percent monitored from the advertising sites, 

20 percent are from social networks like Facebook and Twitter.