Quote Originally Posted by David View Post
I never got hacked because I know how to use the internet
This is a false statement, even though I'm sure you were saying it in jest. You don't need to do anything incorrect to get hacked now a days.

I know how to use the internet and I was hacked a few years ago when wowhead.com sold advertising space to someone who put up a malicious ad which installed a keylogger. Even when visiting sites with a good reputation you can get hacked.

Yes I could have "not installed flash" and I wouldn't have been hacked, but I compromise my internet safety to enjoy the internet experience and rich multimedia content. This is a trade-off that I make.

These things can happen outside of your control. Honestly no one is safe if they are on the internet. If someone wants to get into your computers and they are on the internet there is almost nothing from stopping them if they want it bad enough.

It's like saying a car alarm protects your car. The alarm is just a deterrent, just like locks, or any other security device. Those things only stop the people that are opportunistic thieves. If someone wants it bad enough you don't have a chance.

We all risk this while on the internet and we protect ourselves from 99.9% of the threats because we just aren't worth the time/effort to get hacked by the people that could get to us regardless of what we do.