>>Report: 1 in 10 College Students' Devices Infected with Malware
(Undated) -- A new study shows 1 in 10 Virginia college students have electronic devices that are infected with malware. Rebecca Hughes has more.Preview: Wrap Script:
(sound offtop)Preview: Damon Fleury is the Chief Product Officer for SpyCloud and he says their study shows nearly 8 in 10 students are still reusing already-breached passwords. He says students are not trained on how to protect themselves and hackers know they can get access through things like popular video games.Preview: He suggests using one device for your protected information, like banking or accessing the school network, and another for gaming and surfing the web. He also recommends multi-step verification on accounts and instaling a antivirus software on all devices.
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A new report shows 80% of college students are using already-breached passwords and putting their private information and the school's network at risk. SpyCloud Chief Product Officer Damon Fleury says students are not trained on how to avoid computer viruses, malware, and spyware.Preview: He suggests keeping private information, like banking and remote access, on one device and doing your gaming on a separate device. He also recommends using multi-step verification on accounts and instaling a antivirus software on all devices. You can listen to the entire Virginia Focus podcast on the iHeart app or on iHeart dot com.