A new study conducted by online security firm Websense backed up earlier notions that social networking platforms lack security measures that would prevent users from uploading malicious software to the system.
Based on the study, user-generated contents in Web 2.0 websites, which are also the most common platform used by social networking sites, is the biggest [...]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners on Friday said that it will be performing background checks on attorneys who wish to practice their profession in the state by checking on their social networking accounts in Facebook and MySpace, saying that postings in these platforms is a reflection of the character and fitness of the [...]
IT experts in Canada expressed concern over the growing number of porn site spam on popular social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, saying that account users should be more careful in clicking away as these spam may contain malwares.
Meanwhile, a Romanian-based company called BitDefender reiterated the warning by the Canadian IT experts, saying that [...]
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday posted a warning to the American youth and other social networking users over “stupid” posts in their Facebook accounts, saying that their posts “could come back to haunt you.”
Obama, speaking before a group of high-school students at a Virginia school, said that the youth should be more careful into [...]
A new study conducted by a home security provider showed that posts in social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace may not only provide information to your friends about your vacation plans, but also to give away security details to burglars.
A study conducted by Protection One Inc showed that burglars and other criminal elements [...]
A national safety group on Tuesday said that text messaging and use of popular social networking website sites like Twitter can actually save lives as families communicate to their love ones during or in the wake of disasters.
In a statement, the Safe America Foundation said that the based on their studies, the use of cellphone’s [...]
A recent study showed that popular social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter have actually left users defenseless against cybercriminals and social engineers, saying that the very concept of such platforms makes people share and connect to people that can exploit the information they provide in the Internet.
Based on the study, some 13 percent [...]
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on Monday bared plans to expand the company workforce by as much as 50 percent by the end of the year following massive surplus of workers, especially engineers, following long months of recession.
Zuckerberg, who is only 25 years old, said that it will be a great help for [...]
Some five users of Facebook sued the popular social networking website for “being too social” and doing what made it an online sensation, which is to let online users share and comment on their everyday lives.
According to documents filed in a Southern California court on Monday, the five users charged Facebook of “data-mining” and failing [...]
Major mobile phone manufacturers are rushing to join the social networking bandwagon as handset makers recognized the emerging trend among users in keeping in touch with the friends in the social websites.
With the boom in the number of social networking site users, mobile phone makers like Nokia, Samsung, and Motorola are rushing to develop new [...]
