Google+ spams users due to dearth of disk space 

Google+ spams users due to dearth of disk space

In Cloud - By Nicole Kobie, 12 July 2011 10:31 AM
Some Gmail accounts hit.
Bank security experts play up social risks 

Bank security experts play up social risks

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 29 March 2011 7:46 AM
Identity data a commodity in underground economy.
EU's right to be forgotten 'won't work' 

EU's right to be forgotten 'won't work'

In Risk - By Stewart Mitchell, 23 March 2011 10:20 AM
Proposals to give citizens more control like "bolting the stable door".
M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing 

M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 10 March 2011 10:13 AM
Threats detected in real-time in the cloud.
Public mistrusts social media with data: survey 

Public mistrusts social media with data: survey

In Crypto - By Jennifer Scott, 10 March 2011 9:47 AM
LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook considered not trustworthy.
Spam wanes, while web attacks surge 

Spam wanes, while web attacks surge

In Hackers - By Greg Masters, 8 March 2011 9:08 AM
Social Trojans trump spam malware in latest Barracuda report.
Twitter crime up 20% 

Twitter crime up 20%

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 4 March 2011 7:26 AM
Illicit activity on Twitter spiked during 2010.
Spam drops but exploits kits are on the rise 

Spam drops but exploits kits are on the rise

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 15 February 2011 10:26 AM
Malware and phishing to rise this year.
Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts 

Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts

In Messaging - By Liz Tay, 24 November 2010 2:09 PM
Up to 3,000 social media accounts breached.
Google-owned social network sees 400,000 users hit by XSS attack 

Google-owned social network sees 400,000 users hit by XSS attack

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 29 September 2010 1:01 PM
Attack on Orkut required no user interaction.
Five tips for dealing with Facebook privacy issues 

Five tips for dealing with Facebook privacy issues

In Risk - By Zara Baxter, 23 September 2010 1:58 PM
Don't want to read 5000 words of Facebook privacy policy to figure out how to rubberneck-proof your private info? We've don't blame you. Fortunately, we've got the answers.
Security professionals' social networking site established by (ISC)2 

Security professionals' social networking site established by (ISC)2

In Cloud - By SC Australia Staff, 17 September 2010 1:20 PM
'Intersec' established to help professionals discuss the latest security issues and their careers.
Spammers inundate Apple's new social media service Ping  

Spammers inundate Apple's new social media service Ping

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 6 September 2010 2:23 PM
No spam or URL filtering protection evident.
Businesses urged to relax on social networking 

Businesses urged to relax on social networking

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 10 August 2010 2:06 PM
Blanket bans may not be the answer.
Half of employees ignore social media policy 

Half of employees ignore social media policy

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 28 July 2010 1:09 PM
Cisco urges companies to get a firmer grip on social networking.
Clickjacking Facebook worm spreading fast 

Clickjacking Facebook worm spreading fast

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 24 May 2010 9:57 AM
Security experts warn of yet another threat on the social network.
EU data officials question Facebook privacy 

EU data officials question Facebook privacy

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 14 May 2010 9:13 AM
Article 29 group slams recent changes as 'unacceptable'.
VeriSign warns of major social networking threat 

VeriSign warns of major social networking threat

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 23 April 2010 1:59 PM
Firm uncovers black market trading in millions of compromised accounts.
Blue Coat stresses need to combat social engineering 

Blue Coat stresses need to combat social engineering

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 31 March 2010 2:22 PM
User awareness must supplement protections, says firm.
US student loans guarantor loses data of 3.3m people 

US student loans guarantor loses data of 3.3m people

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 31 March 2010 2:16 PM
Data containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth stolen.
NSW to relax content blocking on school netbooks 

NSW to relax content blocking on school netbooks

In Web/client - By Ry Crozier, Munir Kotadia, 16 March 2010 10:18 AM
Home privileges talked up as 60,000 new devices announced.
Hackers attempt to dupe NetRegistry customers 

Hackers attempt to dupe NetRegistry customers

In Applications - By Brett Winterford, 15 March 2010 12:31 PM
Attackers try to open new accounts.
US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers 

US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 23 February 2010 12:14 PM
Traced back to November hack.
Google patches XSS hole in Buzz 

Google patches XSS hole in Buzz

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 18 February 2010 12:07 PM
Common flaw strikes again.
Privacy group pounces on Google Buzz 

Privacy group pounces on Google Buzz

In Risk - 18 February 2010 11:51 AM
Buzz privacy escalate.
Twitter accounts compromised in torrent site scam 

Twitter accounts compromised in torrent site scam

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 February 2010 11:53 AM
Poor password management to blame.
CA security report highlights insider threat 

CA security report highlights insider threat

In Messaging - 3 February 2010 10:36 AM
Hackers recruiting 'moles' through social networking sites.
Social networking threats on the up 

Social networking threats on the up

In Messaging - 2 February 2010 1:40 PM
Facebook identified as riskiest.
Analysis: Rogue Facebook friend 'as bad as malware' 

Analysis: Rogue Facebook friend 'as bad as malware'

In Messaging - By Munir Kotadia, 1 February 2010 11:11 AM
Criminals using fake 'friends' and groups to lure victims.
General public more aware of security threats: RSA 

General public more aware of security threats: RSA

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 22 January 2010 12:19 PM
Though memory sticks still end up at dry cleaners.
Twitter plans tighter security 

Twitter plans tighter security

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 12 January 2010 11:51 AM
Micro-blogging site launches recruitment drive.
Facebook privacy settings shift with 'social norms' 

Facebook privacy settings shift with 'social norms'

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 12 January 2010 9:36 AM
Claims that users want more openness.
2009 a record-breaking malware year 

2009 a record-breaking malware year

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 6 January 2010 11:50 AM
55,000 new samples being identified each day.
Warcom staffer hijacks blog posts 

Warcom staffer hijacks blog posts

In Web/client - By Ry Crozier, 23 November 2009 5:08 PM
Still visible in RSS feeds.
Facebook and MySpace plug security holes 

Facebook and MySpace plug security holes

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 9 November 2009 12:12 PM
Solution found that allowed full access and control to user accounts.
Security experts emphasise social engineering risks 

Security experts emphasise social engineering risks

In Messaging - 20 October 2009 11:24 AM
F-Secure and Sophos urge greater caution.
FBI warns of growing attacks using Facebook 

FBI warns of growing attacks using Facebook

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 2 October 2009 12:11 PM
Scammers and phishers run riot.
One in twelve websites contain 'inappropriate content' 

One in twelve websites contain 'inappropriate content'

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 30 September 2009 11:33 AM
Rise in malware targeting social networking sites.
Malicious Monopoly game spreads via social networking 

Malicious Monopoly game spreads via social networking

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 24 September 2009 10:08 AM
Do not pass go...
Twitter updates terms of service 

Twitter updates terms of service

In Risk - 16 September 2009 11:58 AM
Pre-empts Facebook-style backlash.
Serena Williams meltdown is latest poisoned search attack 

Serena Williams meltdown is latest poisoned search attack

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 15 September 2009 11:38 AM
Hackers continue to use a tried-and-true tactic to infect internet users: poisoned search results.
Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses 

Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 September 2009 10:45 AM
Worm continues to use SEO tactics.
Purported malicious CD-ROMs actually part of pen test 

Purported malicious CD-ROMs actually part of pen test

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 1 September 2009 11:39 AM
A package sent to a US credit union last week containing supposedly malicious CD-ROMs prompted a fraud alert from the US National Credit Union Administration, but it was ...
Opinion: Protect your cyber self 

Opinion: Protect your cyber self

In Messaging - 22 August 2009 11:11 AM
Former MySpace executive David Batch shows how to stay safe with social media.
Social networks increasingly blocked 

Social networks increasingly blocked

In Risk - By Chuck Miller, 20 August 2009 10:52 AM
Companies are increasingly blocking access to social networking sites, according to a new survey.
Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked 

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 7 August 2009 9:50 AM
A series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against popular social media sites appear to have stopped after causing hours of mayhem.
Social networks urged to tighten security 

Social networks urged to tighten security

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 23 July 2009 9:56 AM
New Sophos report warns against complacency.
Social networking becoming more accepted by companies 

Social networking becoming more accepted by companies

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 3 July 2009 11:31 AM
Employee use of social networking is now widely accepted by IT professionals, although security is expected to be increased, according to a new survey.
Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July 

Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 17 June 2009 11:11 AM
A security researcher plans to use next month to disclose a slew of bugs that could yield worm outbreaks in microblogging platform Twitter.
Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking 

Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

In Messaging - By Greg Masters, 18 May 2009 10:56 AM
A new study from Panda Security found that 67 per cent of teenagers surveyed admitted to having tried to hack into friends' instant messaging or social network accounts.
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