Social Nets Put Your Privacy at Risk

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Mike Kronenburg Attention Facebook and Twitter users: You’re still at risk. Last year, our survey found that lots of people using social networking sites were taking the risk of financial ... Read more..

Twitter Phish Floods Network with Short URLs

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt All day, I’ve been getting reports from my Twitter-using friends and acquaintances that they’ve been receiving tweets of short URLs. I took a look and it looks like ... Read more..

New Research: IT Pros Sound Off On 2010 Security Concerns

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

Research from the enterprise security experts at Webroot With the explosion of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook in 2009, it’s no surprise cybercriminals have set their sights on these Web sites ... Read more..

Our Twitter Q&A with Threat Research Director Jeff Horne

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Jeff Horne On December 11, 2009, users of Twitter submitted questions to Webroot’s Director of Threat Research, Jeff Horne, as part of a live Q&A session. Webroot’s Twitter followers asked ... Read more..

Koobface: Not Just for Facebook, Anymore

Friday, August 14th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt The latest generation of Koobface targets its particularly effective brand of social engineering at more social networks than ever. As the worm has evolved, we’ve seen it grow ... Read more..