If the multibillion-dollar e-mail security industry has been built to
prevent information from seeping out through personal communication,
how is social networking in the workplace still going unchecked? After
all, consumer social apps such as Facebook and Twitter provide the same
information-leakage threat as unsecured, personal e-mail–possibly
more, thanks to the viral impact of broadcasting news tidbits to one’s
network of friends in real-time. Read the full article. [Forbes]
Researcher: IT Should Secure Social Networks Like Email
Author:
Donald Sears
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If the multibillion-dollar e-mail security industry has been built to
prevent information from seeping out through personal communication,
how is social networking in the workplace still going unchecked? After
all, consumer social apps such as Facebook and Twitter provide the same
information-leakage threat as unsecured, personal e-mail–possibly
more, thanks to the viral impact of broadcasting news tidbits to one’s
network of friends in real-time. Read the full article. [Forbes]