Scammers are generating fake dating profiles and social media accounts to in an attempt to extort people. DailyMail.com spoke to cyber experts who have given 12 tips for avoiding falling victim.

In India, choosing the right career path has always been critical for students who are passing out of school. With several industries being impacted by the pandemic, it has become doubly imperative for students to consider a profession that is not only recession-resilient but will continue to be in high demand in the future. Long before Covid-19, digitalisation and emerging technologies were changing the global work landscape. Professions that were once popular, like data entry, bookkeeping, and statistical clerks, to name a few, are becoming redundant and new professions are trending. While it's impossible to predict the future of every job role in the workplace, there are certain professions that can help safeguard your career.

A leading cyber security expert has warned parents that private conversations among parents could accidentally order a present via an eavesdropping digital assistant. He suggested that merely discussing Christmas ideas in front of Alexa or Google Assistant, for example, could cause an unintentional order. The ready-to-please devices have been known to take personal conversations as commands and act upon them without the owners' knowledge. Matt Horan, of C3IA solutions, said that the systems are taking personal conversations as commands and acting upon them without the owners' knowledge. Users with Amazon and Google Home accounts have their payment details already saved and could find the smart devices have automatically ordered a Christmas present without them realising.

Business leaders put too much faith in using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve their cyber security problems, and should instead focus on educating users on cyber hygiene and managing risks, according to a cyber security expert. Security technologist Bruce Schneier's insights and warnings around the regulation of IoT security and forensic cyber psychologist Mary Aiken's comments around the tensions between encryption and state security were the top highlights of the keynote presentations at Infosecurity Europe 2017 in London. You forgot to provide an Email Address. This email address doesn't appear to be valid. This email address is already registered.

Hackers could one day order sex robots to kill their human lovers, a cyber security expert has warned. Cyber criminals could easily breach the robots' inner defences and turn them against their human owners, lecturer Dr Nick Patterson says. Hacking into modern-day robots would be far simpler than accessing more sophisticated devices like smartphones and computers, he claims. Hackers could one day order sex robots to kill their human lovers, a cyber security expert has warned. Cyber criminals could easily breach the robots' inner defences and turn them against their human owners, lecturer Dr Nick Patterson says (stock image) There are around five makers of sex robots worldwide, with prices ranging from around £4,000 ($5,275) to more than £11,600 ($15,300) for a'deluxe' model.

Earlier this year, the chairman of the UK's National Cyber Management Centre warned that "a major bank will fail as a result of a cyber attack in 2017". Scarily, this does not seem so far-fetched. Indeed, it is predicted that cyber crime costs will reach US$2 trillion by 20191. An increasingly connected world and rapid technological innovation is creating broader and more diverse opportunities for cyber attacks. Use of Artificial Intelligence ('AI') by companies to detect and counter such cyber attacks is becoming increasingly more commonplace.