Information Protection and Security

Social networking sites were the target of 19 percent of attacks and media sites second at 16 percent. Four other types of sites were tied with 12 percent each: retail, technology, retail and government/political sites.
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The study concludes that the cyberattacks against Georgian targets were carried out by civilians, many of them recruited via social networking forums devoted to dating, hobbies and politics.
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Botnet attack takes aim at pro-Georgian blogger and leaves collateral damage on social networking sites.

While tweets went silent last week, hundreds of other DDoS attacks were under way around the globe -- and several more powerful ones.
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Between this incident and the recent DDoS attacks targeting both public and commercial Websites in the United States and South Korea, Web administrators are advised to take precautions to secure their own sites, said John Harrison, group product manager at Symantec Security Response. For starters, admins should have spare IP addresses registered as well as the ability to swap them in for attacked IPs via DNS. They should also familiarize themselves with the capabilities of their ISP and have a monitoring system to provide an early warning.

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The Pentagon is reviewing its policy toward social networking sites amid security concerns. The order comes a day after the U.S. Marine Corps issued a ban on the use of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. 
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 Ever wonder why anyone would follow you on Twitter or Facebook?  Sure, it's nice to be able to share your world with other people, and very innocent if you're thinking that "other people" are just your next-door neighbor.  But, think about it...sharing your whereabouts and vacation plans can be an open door to people looking for criminal opportunities. Add Google Earth, and the bad guys can start making plans without even leaving their caves. Be careful to set privacy settings on social network sites to family, or friends you personally select.

The Month of Bugs phenomenon is back, with a new project aimed at exposing vulnerabilities in third-party Twitter applications.
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