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“Web 2.0 a Top Security Threat in 2010, Survey Finds”
eWeek (02/22/10) ; Eddy, Nathan

Businesses concerned about overhead costs say social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter pose a residual threat to their network security, finds Webroot’s latest survey. IT administrators report that social networks, Web 2.0 applications, and other Web-based platforms enable the spread of malware, which they say will be the greatest information security risk in 2010. Webroot’s data is culled from a survey of more than 800 IT experts in U.S., U.K., and Australia. Of the respondents who said they believe their employers devote significant resources to fight security threats, 60 percent reported attacks from spyware and viruses, 47 percent reported phishing attacks, and 35 percent reported hacking incidents.