Secure social networking in the corporate world

How do you embrace social media while ensuring your business is protected from the myriad of threats that come with it? Marshal8e6's Jeremy Hulse explains.

There are a number of security awareness initiatives that take place throughout the year such as Privacy Week, Global Security Week and most recently e-Security Awareness Week. These programs all contribute to raising awareness of IT security risks among businesses and consumers. However, everyone, especially larger organisations need to be aware of daily changes within the myriad IT security threats that their businesses face.

One of the most significant security challenges organisations face today is the increasing use of social networking sites. Whether it be Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, YouTube or Twitter, social networking is fast becoming a way of life for millions of people to share information about themselves, for personal or business reasons.

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