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Twitter still reeling from attacks

Twitter still reeling from attacks

Yet to restore all applications.
Phil Muncaster Aug 10 2009 7:11AM Security
Georgian blogger target of social media meltdown?

Georgian blogger target of social media meltdown?

Global network suffers collateral damage.
Munir Kotadia Aug 7 2009 5:37PM Security
Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal attacked

A series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against popular social media sites appear to have stopped after causing hours of mayhem.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2009 9:50AM Security
Facebook hits back at rumours over use of members' photos

Facebook hits back at rumours over use of members' photos

Facebook has dismissed viral claims that it has changed its policy on user photos to allow them to be used in adverts on the site.
Dan Raywood Jul 28 2009 11:04AM Security
Facebook beefs up security

Facebook beefs up security

Facebook is to introduce a set of security measures that will aim to reduce the amount of compromised accounts with a 'suspicious activity' page.
SC Australia Staff Jul 21 2009 2:44PM Security
Skype banned by IT departments: survey

Skype banned by IT departments: survey

Risk of information leaks too great.
Staff Writers Jul 8 2009 3:38PM Security
Social networking becoming more accepted by companies

Social networking becoming more accepted by companies

Employee use of social networking is now widely accepted by IT professionals, although security is expected to be increased, according to a new survey.
SC Australia Staff Jul 3 2009 11:31AM Security
Facebook unveils new privacy options

Facebook unveils new privacy options

Users given more control over access settings.
Shaun Nichols Jul 2 2009 2:58PM Software
Facebook bloggers reveal way to peek at private profiles

Facebook bloggers reveal way to peek at private profiles

Two Facebook fans generated a load of free publicity for their new blog when, in their maiden post, they disclosed a vulnerability in the social-networking website that could enable outsiders to view parts of profiles that are set to private.
Dan Kaplan Jun 23 2009 10:27AM Security
Secure social networking in the corporate world

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.
Jeremy Hulse Jun 19 2009 3:05PM Security
Facebook URLs raise cybersquatting fears

Facebook URLs raise cybersquatting fears

Facebook’s newly launched personalised URLs feature has already come under fire from experts who have said it could be open to abuse by cybersquatters.
Phil Muncaster Jun 15 2009 6:56AM Software
MP falls to Facebook hack attack

MP falls to Facebook hack attack

A UK member of parliament has admitted to having his Facebook account hijacked.
Shaun Nichols Jun 2 2009 3:28PM Security
Businesses chop Facebook to save internet costs

Businesses chop Facebook to save internet costs

Australian employers have turned to URL blocking to cut their internet costs with social networking sites high on the corporate blacklist.
Ry Crozier Jun 2 2009 12:31PM Software
Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

The Facebook generation, unbowed by their parents' sense of privacy propriety, is fast-tracking a global "Australia Card", a Sydney biometrics conference heard yesterday.
Nate Cochrane May 29 2009 5:59AM Security
New investment values Facebook at US$10billion

New investment values Facebook at US$10billion

Social networking giant Facebook has landed a new investor and set a new mark for its valuation.
Shaun Nichols May 27 2009 2:02PM Software
Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter

Phishers continue to wage war on Facebook, Twitter

Social networking sites are all the rage within phishing circles these days.
Dan Kaplan May 25 2009 9:24AM Security
Malware most potent on social networks

Malware most potent on social networks

Malware distributed via social networking sites is 10 times more effective than malware spread via email, according to Kaspersky Lab Global Research.
Chuck Miller May 13 2009 10:41AM Security
Facebook to reveal family member details

Facebook to reveal family member details

Facebook may be hit by more privacy questions after it changed the personal details section of its site to allow family members to be specified.
Dan Raywood May 12 2009 10:38AM Security
Facebook users duped into revealing personal details

Facebook users duped into revealing personal details

Users of popular social networking sites have been tricked into divulging personal information, according to the Q1 2009 email threat report from Cyberoam.
Dan Raywood May 7 2009 11:17AM Security
Facebook neutralises phishing attack

Facebook neutralises phishing attack

Facebook is claiming to have put the brakes on a phishing wave that was trying to dupe members into divulging their login credentials.
Dan Kaplan May 1 2009 10:25AM Security

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