The use of social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin is exploding, with some using them even while in the workplace. While these sites offer work-related benefits such as fostering better workplace communication and collaboration, they also expose the organization to risks as well. Some of the risks borne out of social networks [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Social Networking'
Does your Company Have a Policy Covering Social Networking Sites at Work?
October 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
Facebook’s Default Facial Recognition Feature Renews Privacy Concerns
June 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – June 8 — Facebook has quietly expanded the availability of technology to automatically identify people in photos, renewing concerns about the privacy practices of the world’s top social networking service.
The feature, which Facebook automatically enabled for Facebook users, has been expanded from the United States to “most countries”, Facebook said on [...]
Tags: Facebook·privacy·Security·Social Media·Social Networking
Useful Tools to Effectively Connect with Your Followers on Twitter
May 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Twitter is arguably the most popular and widely used microblogging platform on Internet today. Though each post is limited to only 140 characters, there are various Twitter applications that you can use to easily connect with your network and enhance your Twitter experience.
There are countless Twitter tools and apps available today. Here’s a list of [...]
Twitter Turns 5 and Continues as a Powerful Social Networking Tool
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Twitter is now five years old, and the social networking website famous for its 140-character “tweets” continues to make waves as both a powerful social networking and social marketing tool.
Social networking and “microblogging” site Twitter turned five years old recently, a testament to how effective this kind of approach to social networking is. And in [...]
Putting Your Business on the (Geolocation) Map
March 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center
A few weeks ago we posted about how decluttering your social media friends lists can create more personalized, effective communication with your core audience. Another way to focus in on those you need to communicate with is to zero in on your local target audience with geolocation.
There’s a boom in geolocation platforms these days, and [...]
How Unfriending Helps Business
February 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center
With the growth of social networking, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate business connections with personal connections.
November 17, 2010 was declared by Jimmy Kimmel during his television show as “National Unfriend Day”, the opportunity for all Facebook users to declutter their Facebook pages by “unfriending” people in their friends lists. He claims that Facebook [...]
Tags: Communication·Facebook·marketing·Social Media·Social Networking
Internal Social Networks: Ethics, Policies, and Use
November 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Uncategorized
Internal social networks help when you need to cascade and disseminate information within the company, but you also need the right policies and management to use these networks right.
One of these purposes is the creation of internal social networks which, in a nutshell, improve communication and information sharing within the organization. While some may worry [...]
Tags: Ethics·Firewalls·Malware·Palo Alto Networks·Policies and Use·Social Networking
CRM Service Providers Expanding To Include Social Networking Features
November 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Managed Services, Uncategorized
CRM service providers are beginning to realize the value of social networking and are beginning to integrate similar features into their services.
With the popularity of social networking mechanisms and websites continuing to grow, more and more businesses are adapting their service offerings to include features that are linked into common social networking websites / platforms [...]
Tags: CRM·Customer Relationship Management·Security·Social Networking
Palo Alto Networks: ‘Read-Only’ Facebook
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Security
Palo Alto Networks recently released their ‘read-only’ Facebook functionality that can be implemented with the next-generation firewall and is available now at no cost to their customers. The ‘read-only’ Facebook allows companies to enforce their Facebook policy by having finer-grained controls over their employee’s access to the popular social networking site. This functionality lets companies [...]
Tags: 'Read-Only'·Facebook·Firewalls·Managed IT Services·Palo Alto Networks·Security·Social Networking
Beware the Kneber Botnet
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
A malicious piece of software making the rounds on news websites recently is believed to be behind the compromise of over 75,000 systems in over 2,500 international organizations – many of which are government agencies and large Fortune 500 companies.
Called the Kneber botnet after the name in the email used to register the initial domain [...]
Tags: Botnet·Business Continuity·Facebook·Fortune 500·Kneber·Kneber Botnet·Malicious Software·Malware·Managed Security·Managed Services·PayPal·Security·Social Networking·Zeus·Zeus Botnet
Hackers Target Email, Blogs, Social Networking Sites
March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
In a report by security firm Websense, an alarming rise in the growth of malicious websites was identified in 2009 as compared to 2008 – almost 225 percent. The study also found an increased focus among hackers and spammers on targeting social media sites such as blogs and wikis. Social media or so-called Web 2.0 [...]
Tags: Blogs·Business Continuity·Hackers·Malicious Websites·Managed Services·Security·Social Media·Social Networking·Spammers·Vulnerability·Web 2.0·Websense·Wikis
Are You Using an Insecure Password?
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Managed Services, Security
Security firm Imperva recently released a warning to users of popular social networking website RockYou indicating that their accounts and passwords may have been compromised. According to the firm, a hacker may have accessed an alarming 32 million accounts. But what is more interesting in the wake of this news is an analysis made of [...]
Tags: Imperva·Managed Services·Password·RockYou·Security·Social Networking