  hide cookie message  Five Cyber Risks to Avoid to Enjoy London
Olympics Safely  More people than ever will be watching and
following the Olympics online and with mobile devices--and the
cyber criminals know this.    1. Shady Apps   2. Drive-By
Downloads   3. Hidden Links  If an attacker does want to lure
users to visit a malicious website, it's a lot easier these days
than it used to be thanks to shortened URLs. As people share
news and information about the London Olympics via Twitter, the
associated links will inevitable be shortened using services
like Bit.ly--obfuscating the true URL. There are tools out there
that will let you see where that shortened link goes before you
click it, but most people will simply click away, possibly
ending up at a malicious site that could infect or compromise
their PC.  4. Search Engine Poisoning  ThreatMetrix explains,
"When conducting online searches for information or images about
the games, cybercriminals can redirect consumers to malicious
websites," adding, "Rather