Writer, TV star and Twitter celebrity Stephen Fry among users who clicked on dangerous link.
As many as 33 high profile Twitter accounts were breached just days after a widespread phishing scam targeted users of the social network.
Sophos warns of far-reaching consequences of irresponsible use of social networking sites; in this case, US delegation's security is threatened.
Should companies be concerned about employees' social networking? Bruce Schenier and Marcus Ranum take opposite sides on this issue.
Sophos is again calling on Twitter to enforce the use of strong passwords by its members following reports that another celebrity account has been hacked. This time the victim is Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, daughter of ‘Achy breaky heart’ legend Billy Ray Cyrus.
The malicious worm affecting Twitter over Easter has now mutated and continues to invade the popular microblogging network, according to F-Secure.
Link shortening service Bit.ly had several cross-site scripting flaws that could be used to view a user's browsing history, tamper with bit.ly settings and abuse Twitter accounts.
BitDefender malware researchers have identified a new variant of the Koobface worm, which now affects Twitter user accounts.
Users visiting the Twitter and Facebook social networking sites may notice a slowdown in service, or may not be able to gain access at all. Is malware involved in this attack?
Five tips for protecting your visual identity on social networking sites - and elsewhere on the World Wide Web.
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Today's top security priorities
Attacks based on vulnerabilities in websites are skyrocketing, and not many solutions are available to protect organizations against them. How do you deal with this and other key security issues today?
Taking a holistic business-centric approach to security
Today’s CIOs face multiple challenges, including the need to innovate in an extremely competitive business climate, address highly dynamic regulatory and compliance challenges, speed ROI to counter shrinking IT budgets, and secure their organizations against a wide barrage of sophisticated threats.
UTM product offers Logansport Savings Bank superior protection
Astaro Security Gateway’s IPS was able to block attacks that other intrusion prevention systems (IPS) missed at Logansport Savings Bank.
Hong Leong Financial opts for Juniper Networks at new Malaysia head office, data center
Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad builds complete and seamless data center and office network infrastructure with Juniper switches, security devices and Junos software.
