Set and Stick to a Company Social Networking Policy By Diana Kelley -
Security Article Published April 20, 2010
There's no "one size fits all" policy for social networking policies, but that doesn't mean you're off the hook for formulating one. Experts say the key to good policy is consistency.
Twitter Patches Hole in Flash Widget By David Needle -
Security Article Published January 22, 2010
Twitter has shut down a security hole that could have been used to take over a user's account. The security analyst who found it says the problem wasn't with Flash, but with Twitter's code.
BlackBerry Messenger Hoax Is "the Tip of the Iceberg" By Larry Barrett -
Security Article Published January 13, 2010
McAfee says a hoax circulating among BlackBerry Messenger users is just a sign of more to come for instant messaging and social networking fans.
FaceTime Spreads Out from IM Security By Enterprise Networking Planet Staff -
Security Article Published October 1, 2009
Formerly specializing in p2p and instant messaging, the security vendor adds threats from social networking and Web 2.0 to its latest offering.
Researches Says Twitter Vulnerable to XSS Attack By David Needle -
Security Article Published August 28, 2009
The cross-site scripting (XSS) bug in Twitter could allow hackers to, for example,
insert malicious JavaScript into tweets simply by adding code to a field of an API used by third-party
Twitter application developers.
Twitter: Control Your Botnet in 140 Characters or Less By Alex Goldman -
Security Article Published August 18, 2009
Botnet-controlling tweets use encoded links shortened with the URL service
bit.ly, leading to sites hosting the malware payload and instructions for the bots.
Another Day, Another Twitter DoS (Briefly) By Andy Patrizio -
Security Article Published August 11, 2009
Twitter was briefly clobbered in a DoS attack that knocked down apps dependent on the service.
Massive Twitter, Facebook, Livejournal Attack Had Political Angle? By Alex Goldman -
Security Article Published August 7, 2009
A prominent anti-Russian blogger from Georgia seems to have been in the crosshairs during a massive DDoS attack that took down several popular social networking sites.
Twitter Falters Under DoS Attack By Alex Goldman -
Security Article Published August 6, 2009
On the bright side, the downtime probably didn't signal a return to the site's early, erratic days.
SMS, iPhone, Android Under Attack at Black Hat By Sean Michael Kerner -
Security Article Published July 31, 2009
A series of researchers take the stage showing both operating system and carrier issues with SMS security.
Microsoft Lawsuit Aims to Block Spam Over IM By Alex Goldman -
Security Article Published July 17, 2009
Microsoft's lawsuit seeks to stop what it says is abuse of its Windows Live Messenger service.
Symantec Goes SaaS With IM Security By InstantMessagingPlanet.com Staff -
Security Article Published June 16, 2009
New service touches on the traditional IM security feature list while maintaining a light footprint on the client and network.
FaceTime Covers BlackBerry, OCS Group Chat By InstantMessagingPlanet.com Staff -
Security Article Published May 12, 2009
IMAuditor security and compliance software now monitors BlackBerry SMS and PIN messages, as well as the recently added OCS group chat feature.
Twitter Still in Trouble from StalkDaily By Kenneth Corbin -
Security Article Published April 13, 2009
Fourth variant of a cross-site scripting attack continues to plague site.
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