Social Networks

FT suspends Twitter feed after apparent Syrian Electronic Army attack

May 17, 2013

A Twitter feed of the Financial Times has been suspended after it was hacked and malicious links posted.
 

Phishing messages plague office workers and social networks

February 14, 2013

Phishing messages continue to plague corporate workers, with an average of six messages received every day.
 

Web attacks are financial boon for crooks, Cisco finds

December 09, 2009

Cybercriminals are still making large sums of money by pushing spyware and pharmaceutical spam, but internet fraudsters will leverage banking Trojans and other web exploits, particularly on social networking sites, for far greater returns in the future, according to a new report from Cisco.
 

Britney Spears Twitpic account hacked; fake death posted

June 30, 2009

A vulnerability in a third-party service through which users post photos to their Twitter profiles allowed hackers on Sunday to falsely report that Britney Spears had died.
 

Facebook bloggers reveal way to peek at private profiles

June 23, 2009

Two Facebook fans generated a load of free publicity for their new blog when, in their maiden post, disclosed a vulnerability in the social-networking website that could enable outsiders to view parts of profiles that are set to private.
 

Twitter malicious software attacks drag on

June 23, 2009

Despite ongoing efforts to address the problem, attacks based on exploiting Twitter's "trending topics" show no sign of abating, according to researchers at Panda Security.
 

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Employee file sharing: the good, the bad and the ugly

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2013's invisible network threats: Identify and respond

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DDoS and downtime: Considerations for risk management

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Ponemon 2012 Global Encryption Trends Study

In Ponemon's recent Global Encryption Study, the organisation surveyed 4,205 information security professionals across seven countries to examine how encryption has evolved over the last eight years. The study focused on data protection priorities, budgeted expenditures for encryption and the types of encryption technologies involved, with the findings revealing some interesting insight into the relationship between encryption and its impact on the security position of organisations. To read the full report for free, please download it here.


Advanced spear phishing: The rise of industrial phishing attacks

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Data on the move - How do you share your information?

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