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A study conducted by Forrester Consulting has found Generation X workers make up a majority of those who use social networking technologies for business, rather than Generation Y. In fact, the group with the second-most frequent use after Generation X was workers aged 55 and up. Overall, use of collaborative and social technologies in the […] More
Gone are the days of teens keeping their diaries under lock and key: Now, their deepest, darkest thoughts are for the world to see, according to new findings indicating that less than half of 18-25-year-olds across the United States, UK and Australia use passwords to protect their laptops and mobile devices when accessing social-networking sites. […] More
A Symantec report has found that a majority of cyber-crime victims blame themselves for the web attack, experiencing a sense of powerlessness and lack of justice. More than 7,000 adults from 14 countries took part in research for the Norton Cybercrime Report: The Human Impact, which revealed that nearly 65 percent of adults globally have […] More
Cellphone-handset designers should look to social networking for inspiration to improve the management of communications on phones, according to a South Africa-based wireless application service provider. Many aspects of the cellphone user interface have not changed in a decade, especially contact management and texting capability, said Dr. Pieter Streicher, managing director of SMSBulk.com. American University’s […] More
Top cyber threats exploit the increased corporate use of cloud computing, social networking, and use of Macs and smartphones for remote access, according to a mid-year summary by a firewall vendor. SonicWALL, Inc. last week released its mid-year summary of the top cyber crime trends for 2010. From July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, […] More
Lockheed Martin last week released the source code to its enterprise social-networking platform Eureka Streams, which facilitates the information-sharing process between workers and aids them in making informed decisions by following relevant information from colleagues, groups and Internet sources. For the past four years, the defense contractor has created and used proprietary social media solutions […] More
In testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on Wednesday, FBI“™s Assistant Director Gordon M. Snow highlighted how yesterday’s con men have transformed into modern-day charlatans conducting their scams in virtual worlds to steal identities and other critical information. Social-networking sites, especially, are breeding grounds for cyber criminals who trick […] More
Researchers at RSA FraudAction Research Lab have recently discovered a banking Trojan being hosted by a public social networking site. Any site which allows users to upload any type of content is vulnerable to the Trojan’s configurations, RSA says. “The Lab recently traced a social network profile that contained encrypted instructions for a variant of […] More
FBI’s cyber-crime complaint center IC3 continues to receive reports of email or social-networking accounts being compromised and used in a social-engineering scam to swindle consumers out of thousands of dollars. Pretending to be the victim, the hacker uses victims’ account to send a message to their contacts. The notice claims the victim is in immediate […] More
The Department of Defense has released its new policy on the safe and effective use of Internet technologies, including social networking and other Web 2.0 technology. The outline of the policy is in recognition of the integral role that “Internet-based capabilities” play in modern operations. The new policy applies to users on NIPRNET (non-classified networks) […] More
Malware, short for malicious software, seems to be more and more prevalent, assaulting users via social networking sites, email and infected web pages. However, we rarely touch on where it comes from and who develops it from a business perspective. The ‘Annual Global Threat Report 2009’ written by ScanSafe provides some insight into these questions. […] More
Security researchers with NetWitness Corp. have discovered a massive botnet which includes at least 75,000 infected computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies throughout the world. The Kneber botnet has been used by cyber criminals to acquire login credentials for email systems, financial and social networking sites. The Kneber botnet is named after the username […] More
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