A new "Global Survey on Social Media Risks" infographic reveals a dangerous gap in corporate social media security. 63 percent of more than 4,000 respondents in 12 countries said that social media in the workplace represents a serious security risk — yet only 29 percent report having the necessary security controls in place to mitigate it. More than 50 percent of respondents report an increase in malware due to social media use.


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Facebook is announcing a partnership with security firm Websense today, in order to protect its users from dangerous links that lead to malicious websites and malware sites. Going forward, when a Facebook user clicks on a link, the new system will first check the link against Websense's system to determine whether or not it's safe. If it's not, a message is displayed warning the user that the link is potentially harmful and suggests you return to the previous page.

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Pop quiz! When were these two news subject lines written? If you said, "This week," you would be half right. I wrote the first of the two in May of this year. While the second one comes from Electronista earlier this week.


Read More: Android Malware Up 700% Since January 2010?

Trend Micro Labs has discovered a new flavor of malware on Android Marketplace, identified as ANDROIDOS_NICKISPY.C. The malware installs and runs in the background as a fake Google+ app and uses multiple services on the device. The malware is capable of answering and recording phone calls. The origin of this malware is still unknown.

Read More: New Android Malware In Google+ App Disguise

Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a new mobile malware application on Android that disguises itself as a Google+ app. The app has the capability to record phone calls, as well as gather the GPS location of the handset, the text messages and the call logs, all of which are sent off to remote servers.

The app installs itself on Android devices under the guise of being a Google+ application, using the Google+ icon to disguise itself in both the Android applications list and the l [...]

Read More: New Android Malware Hides as Google+ App, Answers Calls for You

image: marketingthatseasyIT security and data protection firm Sophos reports a new and unique malware threat is witnessed almost every half-second. So far this year, Sophos has been busy identifying an average of 150,000 malware cases every day. If you do your math that breaks down to one unique malware file spawned every half-second, a 60 percent increase from the prior year.


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Now there’s no question that Android’s flexibility has endeared it self to many a smartphowner out there, but I’d imagine that not everyone is as cognizant about security as they should be.

Case in point: a nasty new bit of Android malware discovered by security researcher Dinesh Venkatesan at CA Technologies records all of your conversations to your SD card when activated.

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Android's huge success in capturing a large proportion of smartphone users has made it an attractive target for malware developers. Mobile security firm Lookout reports a new version of the DroidDream Light malware was detected in the following applications in the Android Market:- Quick FallDown
- Scientific Calculator
- Bubble Buster
- Best Compass & Leveler Note: There is legitimate application that has a package name similar to that of Best Compass & Leveler. T [...]

Read More: New Version of DroidDream Light Malware Found in Apps in the Android Market