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Every cloud has a silver perimeter -- Michael Hamelin, chief security architect with Tufin Technologies
(28/12/2011)

Ever since John McCarthy said `computation may someday be organised as a public utility’ in the 1960s, security has been a watchword when it comes to the cloud. And by association, firewalls are inextricably linked to the process of securing the cloud-computing environment. But with the arrival of advanced cloud services such as Facebook and Salesforce, comes with it an increased pressure on the structure and capabilities of the firewall itself. Moving data securely into and out of the cloud ... [more]

Social networking sites are a perfect cover for scams and spreading malware
(12/11/2009)

According to statistics from Nielsen Co., the number of users on social networking and other community sites increased by 31% in the period August 2008 – August 2009, while e-mail use increased by 21%. It may be too early to pronounce that e-mail is dead but the figures do highlight a growing trend. The shift from e-mail to instant communication via social networking websites is gathering pace. This trend also has some important security implications. Cybercriminals have already responded to... [more]

Facebook Fan Check Virus Googling likely to lead to a website hosting malicious code
(08/09/2009)

The phrase "Facebook Fan Check Virus" is currently a hot trending topic on Google, with many net users searching for information. Beware of Googling (or indeed Yahooing or Binging or using any other internet search engine) for information about something called "Facebook Fan Check Virus", as you're likely to end up on a website hosting malicious code. Rather like the "Error Check System" application which raised concerns on Facebook in February, online rumours about Fan Check's secret agenda ... [more]

Tony Blair Faith Foundation Facebook page has been defaced
(24/04/2009)

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's profile page on Facebook has been hacked. This may bring a wry smile to many political and security industry observers but, says Fortify Software, there is a more serious message behind the page hack fallout. "Reports suggest that Tony Blair's Faith Foundation Facebook page has been defaced with references to Martin Sheen, the actor who played the US President in the TV drama The West Wing," said Richard Kirk, Fortify's European Director. "The fac... [more]

GSS addresses the dangers of social networking sites
(14/11/2007)

Global Secure Systems (GSS) claims to have saved thousands of pounds a year by practising what they preach by blocking access to Facebook and other social networking sites on its company network with Internet filtering software. "Our Internet bandwidth requirements recently came up for review and it was suggested we would need an upgrade, costing a few thousand pounds more a year," said David Hobson, managing director of GSS. "After analysing the traffic patterns, however, we realised that... [more]

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