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The Social Media Threat to Data Security
By siliconindia
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Friday, 14 October 2011, 00:22 IST
Countries most likely to see social media as important to meeting business objectives are United Kingdom, Germany, Hong Kong, India, and Mexico. The countries with organizations that are less likely to see the importance of social media are Australia, Brazil, and Italy. Countries most likely to see social media as a serious threat to their organizations are Canada, Hong Kong, and Mexico. Countries least likely to see social media as a threat are France and Italy. Organizations in Germany have the most confidence in their ability to address the social media threats.
Malware attacks have increased because of social media usage, and it is growing, as 52 percent of organizations experience rise in malware attacks as a direct result of employee use of social media, and 27 percent say these attacks recently increased to more than 51 percent. United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, and Singapore reported the highest increase.
