If you friend gets hacked and they can see who is friend with their friends then the scammers will target everyone they can see.
Lock it down, see here
Facebook Friends visibility should be “Only Me”
//Category: Advice
//How secure is your password?
//Check here: https://howsecureismypassword.net/
Not just the croc is scary
//There’s a big phishing email going around about tickets to see a show of Peter Pan at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre.
You’re asked to open an attached e-tickets which appear as pdf files. Needless to say bad things will happen if you open the attachment.
The hallmarks of a phishing email are there; it involves money, it asks you top confirm something which you might think needs doing in a hurry and it has a media related theme.
So think twice if you get an email that has these things – don’t open any attachments or click any links.
More here.
WPS – Just don’t…
//Many people don’t know that their wireless router often has a thing called WPS. This is Wi-Fi Protected Setup, a feature that is supposed to make it easier to connect wireless devices.
WPS is a bad thing – it’s not very secure and lets people break in and start using your internet. And devices that need to use it are rare.
My advice is just TURN IT OFF!
More about the latest hole in WPS here.
Facebook Friend List Visibility
//Who can see who you’re friends with on Facebook?
If someone hacks one of your friends then they have access to everyone you’re friends with unless you set this to ‘only me’
So through no fault of your own you could subject your friends to spams, survey scans and other bad stuff.
Here’s how to set it to ‘only me’