Technology
is allowing users to do everything online and electronically but the real
danger is where your information can end up. There are simple things that internet
users can do unaware they are giving personal
information to criminals. There is no way you can know you are handing
over personal information, because you think is a legitimate online
transaction. Nowadays almost all job seekers apply jobs online with portable
documents scanned and ready for their Applications.
It always seems like a legitimate application but you are not sure is a real
employer on the other side of the Computer. The answer is you are not sure,
anyone can post a vacancy online on Gumtree or any other job portal and get
thousands job applications rich of personal information. Is scary how simple
such information can be obtained because no
verification of business or agency posting the vacancies in job hunting
platforms.
False information can also be used to
register as an employer in most job hunting platforms. Users can easily be
targeted by fraudsters because they have everything about them in their
application CV's and copies of qualifications sent. It becomes easy for criminals to forge user identities in large
numbers.
Is time to be careful especially on social media as hackers and fraudsters can
target anyone based on information which is out there online somewhere. The
only way to manage this kind of problem especially for job seekers is to stick
to reputable job hunting platforms. Even
though using reputation platforms doesn't guarantee
enough security, at least it will minimise
the problem.
Someone can be ruined in a bad way because
personal information Landed in the wrong hands. Even big corporations with high
security measures get hacked from time to time nowadays and no one is 100%
secure anymore. Information also get stolen on computers remotely if there is
no enough security or by giving a hacker access unaware.
There are many ways personal data can be obtained and prevention is a good
start by enabling two factor authentication on any account. Never send personal
data to dubious employers which you can't confirm their business and stick to
legitimate online platforms.
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