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50% of Companies Were Spammed from Social Networking Site in 2009
A survey of 500 companies found a 70% increase in spam and malware attacks via social networking sites in 2009, according to security firm Sophos.
Facebook topped the list as the perceived riskiest of the major social-networking sites, followed by MySpace, Twitter, and finally LinkedIn.
The Sophos report (PDF) said that more than 50% of the companies surveyed were spammed through a social-networking site last year and that 36% were hit by malware from such a site. …more…
Social network users not taking security precautions
Security software maker AVG Technologies and the Chief Marketing Officers Council polled 250 people and found that 86% use social networks at home or at work but less than one-third were taking …more…
Careful what you email, post, upload and tweet: businesses implement agressive monitoring policies
According to a survey released today by e-mail security firm Proofpoint, 33 % of U.S. companies with more than 1,000 employees have people on staff whose primary or exclusive job is to …more…
