Thailand - Vendors of security software have warned that Web threats will continue to plague Internet users. Increasingly, their concerns focus on the theft of confidential information. This arises from the increasing number of people using the Internet and the likelihood these days that they will share confidential information by instant messenger, e-mail or social-media applications.
Social networking is an extremely important tool for building both personal and professional relationships. While the concerns of most companies about social networking in the office centre around the loss of employee productivity, what they may not realise is that many social-networking sites are built on interactive technologies that give cyber criminals endless opportunities to exploit end users, steal personal identities or business data and corrupt corporate networks with malware.
As more and more people communicate through social networks, the more viable the networks become as distribution platforms for malware. Trying to prevent staff from accessing social networks at work can potentially increase the risk to an organisation because they will look for ways around computer security, possibly increasing the chance of exposure to security threats.
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