People don't understand the risk of cybercrime and cyber espionage, according to FBI director James Comey in an interview with the TV show 60 Minutes last night. The way people work on their computer and use social media makes it hard for them to understand the danger.
"I mean, the Internet is the most dangerous parking lot imaginable. But if you were crossing a mall parking lot late at night, your entire sense of danger would be heightened. You would stand straight. You'd walk quickly. You'd know where you were going. You would look for light", according to Comey. "Folks are wandering around that proverbial parking lot of the Internet all day long, without giving it a thought to whose attachments they're opening, what sites they're visiting", according to the FBI director.
That kind of behavior makes it easy for the "bad guys" to make victims. Comey therefore warns internet users for opening e-mail attachments. He compares receiving an email with someone knocking on your door. "When someone sends you an email, they are knocking on your door. And when you open the attachment, without looking through the peephole to see who it is, you just opened the door and let a stranger into your life, where everything you care about is".
