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Australians love Twitter: 6,122 percent increase

Australians love Twitter: 6,122 percent increase

Facebook almost doubles audience in same period.
Munir Kotadia Aug 19 2009 10:05AM Software
Dell hires those who tweet for their supper

Dell hires those who tweet for their supper

Only those with social media chops need apply.
Nate Cochrane Aug 18 2009 5:23PM Strategy
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
SAS unveils social network analysis tool

SAS unveils social network analysis tool

Organisations can monitor negative comments and detect fraud.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 6 2009 1:18PM Software
Social networks urged to tighten security

Social networks urged to tighten security

New Sophos report warns against complacency.
Phil Muncaster Jul 23 2009 9:56AM 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
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
Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July

Researcher plans to unveil a month of Twitter bugs in July

A security researcher plans to use next month to disclose a slew of bugs that could yield worm outbreaks in microblogging platform Twitter.
Dan Kaplan Jun 17 2009 11:11AM Security
Spam tops 90 per cent of all email

Spam tops 90 per cent of all email

Spam levels rose by five per cent last month to reach over 90 per cent of all email, according to the latest figures from cloud-based security vendor MessageLabs.
Phil Muncaster May 27 2009 5:43AM Security
Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

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.
Greg Masters May 18 2009 10:56AM 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
CIOs urged to remain focused on innovation

CIOs urged to remain focused on innovation

Chief information officers should still focus on innovation, despite the need to reduce costs in the tough economic climate, according to IBM.
Rosalie Marshall May 9 2009 8:14AM Strategy
Consultant accesses company's data room in social engineering 'attack'

Consultant accesses company's data room in social engineering 'attack'

A company has been hit by a mystery shopper attack where it was the victim of a 'social engineering' exercise.
Dan Raywood May 7 2009 10:56AM Security
Banks need to jump on the social media bandwagon

Banks need to jump on the social media bandwagon

Retail banks need to prepare to adapt their business models to the growing consumer interest in social media, according to a report by analyst house Gartner.
Angelica Mari May 7 2009 6:55AM Software
Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Gazing into its crystal ball, analyst International Data Corporation predicts "pockets of opportunity" for the IT industry in an otherwise gloomy outlook this year.
Nate Cochrane May 5 2009 2:18PM Hardware
Security professionals put collaboration plans for social networking on hold

Security professionals put collaboration plans for social networking on hold

Half of information security professionals are intending to put plans for collaboration on hold over security concerns, according to a survey by Webroot.
Dan Raywood Apr 30 2009 10:29AM Security
Microsoft preps Vine network

Microsoft preps Vine network

Microsoft is testing a new online service which aims to add automatic alerts to social networking.
Shaun Nichols Apr 29 2009 1:09PM Software
Firms fear social networks threat

Firms fear social networks threat

Two-thirds of systems administrators are worried that employees are sharing too much information on social networking sites and threatening the security of corporate systems, according to new research from Sophos.
Phil Muncaster Apr 29 2009 10:09AM Security
Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade will add social media components to its website by the end of May that it hopes will assist it to attract sources of inward investment to Australian business.
Staff Writers Apr 10 2009 6:00AM Software
Security policies should now include Twitter

Security policies should now include Twitter

As part of a series of 'securing social media' guides from Network Box, the company has claimed that businesses should review their security policies to include Twitter.
SC Australia Staff Apr 9 2009 11:27AM Security

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