| Hacker attacks on Web 2.0 social media networking | | | | Hungry hackers and malware developers have 'drive |
| sites are likely to come more often and be more | | | | them insane' tactics ready to compromise and devour |
| creative and complex. Hackers and cybercriminals' | | | | popular Web 2.0 sites and install intimidating code to |
| commando skills are increasingly leveraging the Web. | | | | dupe personal and business confidential information out |
| Their aim is to maim Web 2.0 applications and social | | | | of users and systems alike. |
| networking sites. Organizations waddling into the Web | | | | Likewise spam, combining spyware, viruses, and other |
| 2.0 stratosphere need to listen up and re-assess their | | | | malware are on the rise. Web 2.0 social networks are |
| defensive mechanisms to protect users from hidden | | | | further threatened with the chilling use of encryption to |
| threats lurking on legitimate sites. | | | | gain access through the back door without being |
| Hackers are driving and distributing unrelenting malware | | | | detected. Seeds of doubt around security grow like |
| perpetrating identity theft, financial fraud, and corporate | | | | weeds as spyware flourishes as constant security |
| espionage. As a growing number of Web 2.0 | | | | and management threats. Improvised and focused |
| applications are routinely adopted into the business | | | | theft of private information, disarmed desktop, |
| world they bring with them confronting security | | | | increased downtime, chewed up bandwidth and |
| concerns. | | | | fanatic help desk calls are overwhelming call centers |
| Almost two-thirds of businesses use at least one Web | | | | and IT departments. |
| 2.0 application while in constant dread that Web 2.0 | | | | On the other side, security companies are riding the |
| could lead to data loss from hackers gaining access | | | | wave of Web-based attacks into greater market |
| through the back door. Easy and inexpensive Web 2.0 | | | | share for their white knight services. Cynics are even |
| applications implementation make it a natural shortcut | | | | citing that these attacks are originating from security |
| to high consumer demand for more transparent and | | | | companies themselves as a way of pocketing easy |
| smoother on line experiences. | | | | money. Don't laugh. Who's to say it's not true. After all, |
| The tremendous popularity of Web 2.0 social media | | | | who would be more equipped to put out fires than |
| networking has virus writers and hackers crazed with | | | | those guarding the matches? Everyone has budgets. |
| hunting down and claiming popular and valuable Web | | | | Businesses eager to simplify security and all the |
| 2.0 sites, targeting the greatest number of users as | | | | associated costs of hardware, administration, |
| their own. With so much money at stake Web-based | | | | management reporting and call center headaches may |
| attacks are becoming more lethal, malicious, and | | | | soon abandon 'old ways' and run to 'cloud' technology |
| crushing. The challenge to protect confidential | | | | without fuss or fanfare if they can finally figure out |
| information will become the greatest threat to | | | | issues around cost, security and delivery and before |
| enterprise security. | | | | they're totally unhinged by hackers. |