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The Social Media Threat to Data Security
By siliconindia
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Friday, 14 October 2011, 00:23 IST
Respondents favor only three technologies that could block advanced malware and data theft attacks. They identified antivirus/antimalware (76 percent), endpoint security (74 percent), and secure web gateways (73 percent) as important protections. Only secure web gateways with real-time content analysis and data loss prevention can block advanced malware and data theft attacks, many of which seek entry through social media.
Even if they have a policy that addresses the acceptable use of social media in workplace, 65 percent say their organizations do not enforce it or they are unsure. The top three reasons for not enforcing these policies are: lack of governance and oversight (44 percent); priority of other security issues (43 percent); and insufficient resources to monitor policy compliance (41 percent).
