Security Concerns Continue To Swirl Around Web 2.0
It was bound to happen. With all those tweets and twits flying around in cyberspace — the arrival of cyber crime on Twitter actually took longer than anticipated. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Twitter, it is a Web 2.0 phenomenon where anyone can blog as long as they keep their “tweets” to 140 words or less, leading to rapid-fire postings on nearly every topic under the sun. According to security vendor Finjan, the scare happened a few weekends ago when Twitter users were invited to click on a “best video” link but ended up infected with a rogue security application.
Finjan promptly released a reminder that businesses need a strategic security plan before allowing employees access to these advanced types of social networking applications. The scare provides an opportunity for security VARs and managed security services providers (MSSPs) to start talking with their customers about security and policies surrounding the use of Web 2.0. To learn more about this incident, check out Finjan’s Cybercrime Intelligence report: www.finjan.com/mpom or for more details about this attack specifically: http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?calendar=2009-06.
The Twitter attack happened to coincide with release of a recent survey by security vendor Websense. That survey revealed most businesses are not even sure what Web 2.0 is, let alone whether they have the appropriate security in place to defend their network from attacks through communication tools such as Twitter, Facebook, iGoogle, LinkedIn, and more. Websense’s recent survey showed that while 95% of the respondents allow employee access to Web 2.0, only 9% have the security to protect their network.
If you want to learn more about this survey, including ways to start a conversation about this topic with existing or potential customers, visit www.websense.com/Web2.0atWork to register for a free analyst report. The complete 2009 Web2.0@Work survey results are also available on the site. Additionally, Websense has launched the “Web2.0@Work - Powered by Websense” page on Facebook as an interactive community for VARs and MSSPs to discuss the benefits and risks associated with Web 2.0 and to read additional research on the topic.
Finjan promptly released a reminder that businesses need a strategic security plan before allowing employees access to these advanced types of social networking applications. The scare provides an opportunity for security VARs and managed security services providers (MSSPs) to start talking with their customers about security and policies surrounding the use of Web 2.0. To learn more about this incident, check out Finjan’s Cybercrime Intelligence report: www.finjan.com/mpom or for more details about this attack specifically: http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?calendar=2009-06.
The Twitter attack happened to coincide with release of a recent survey by security vendor Websense. That survey revealed most businesses are not even sure what Web 2.0 is, let alone whether they have the appropriate security in place to defend their network from attacks through communication tools such as Twitter, Facebook, iGoogle, LinkedIn, and more. Websense’s recent survey showed that while 95% of the respondents allow employee access to Web 2.0, only 9% have the security to protect their network.
If you want to learn more about this survey, including ways to start a conversation about this topic with existing or potential customers, visit www.websense.com/Web2.0atWork to register for a free analyst report. The complete 2009 Web2.0@Work survey results are also available on the site. Additionally, Websense has launched the “Web2.0@Work - Powered by Websense” page on Facebook as an interactive community for VARs and MSSPs to discuss the benefits and risks associated with Web 2.0 and to read additional research on the topic.
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