Information Protection and Security

1. Consumer Awareness: The Dark Side of Social Networking – 2.  Scams and Hoaxes –  3. Microsoft and Apple Security Updates – 4. Security Newsbytes
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There's No Summer Vacation for Predators and Identity Thieves; Twitter: Fun Service, But an Open Book; Social Networking for Grownups

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Whether LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter, Web 2.0 tools are the rage.

Social networking sites have morphed into a mainstream medium for kids and adults. These sites encourage and enable people to exchange information about themselves, share pictures and videos, and use blogs and messaging to communicate with friends and sometimes even the world-at-large. 
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User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites even after people have deleted them, Cambridge University researchers have said.

 This second May edition focuses on KOOBFACE Trojan used to break Captcha and identity theft in the workplace.
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Social networking’s security holes scare many businesses — and apparently for good reason. A recent survey found that half of businesses are staying away from social-networking technology because of security concerns, according to CIO magazine .
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Social network site relies heavily on users to notify it of security threats.
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Social networking and rich media bring new threats to your data security. A report from MessageLabs, a unit of Symantec, describes several problems cropping up in the Web 2.0 world.