Comments on: The Perils of Social Networking http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/the-perils-of-social-networking/ Internet Security Tips and Advice Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:13:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Igor Pankov http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/the-perils-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Igor Pankov Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:09:38 +0000 http://www.securityteacher.com/?p=97#comment-203 Coenraad, I absolutely agree with you - SN at work is a huge waste of productive resources. And an even bigger hassle to administrators who have to add more proxies to the blacklist each day. I think an importable list of proxies should be somehow worked out to ease the burden. I believe proper SN usage policies should be created and enforced to regulate how each employee can use SN at work. And significant fines should be levied on those who don't comply.That's the only way to prevent misconduct in the foreseeable future. Coenraad, I absolutely agree with you – SN at work is a huge waste of productive resources. And an even bigger hassle to administrators who have to add more proxies to the blacklist each day. I think an importable list of proxies should be somehow worked out to ease the burden. I believe proper SN usage policies should be created and enforced to regulate how each employee can use SN at work. And significant fines should be levied on those who don’t comply.That’s the only way to prevent misconduct in the foreseeable future.

]]> By: Coenraad de Beer http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/the-perils-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Coenraad de Beer Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:58:26 +0000 http://www.securityteacher.com/?p=97#comment-202 Great article and very useful information Igor, especially to those who eat, drink and sleep social networking. "Research indicates that half of the workforce access SNs during the workday..." This is really a big problem and is the main reason behind the huge influx of proxy spam, people want new proxies because they want to access their favourite social networking site at work (where it is blocked of course). http://cybertopcops.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-need-proxy-everybody-wants-proxy.html Great article and very useful information Igor, especially to those who eat, drink and sleep social networking.

“Research indicates that half of the workforce access SNs during the workday…”

This is really a big problem and is the main reason behind the huge influx of proxy spam, people want new proxies because they want to access their favourite social networking site at work (where it is blocked of course).

http://cybertopcops.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-need-proxy-everybody-wants-proxy.html

]]> By: Annie http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/the-perils-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Annie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:07:15 +0000 http://www.securityteacher.com/?p=97#comment-201 I can never understand peeps inserting their real names. I always use a fake name, never my real one. It can't tell I'm lying....so lie i do when registering. I can never understand peeps inserting their real names. I always use a fake name, never my real one. It can’t tell I’m lying….so lie i do when registering.

]]> By: Beryl http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/the-perils-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Beryl Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:40:39 +0000 http://www.securityteacher.com/?p=97#comment-188 There are other pitfalls with Social Networks. "Jonathan" wanted to be my friend so badly he spammed me at least 30 times a day. I had to "Block Sender" to get rid of him. "Pamela" went one better. She knowingly or unknowingly sent me a Spambot. Fortunately my Anti Virus blocked the outgoing e-mails. I watched in disbelief as the clock whizzed round to 120 emails a minute. That was a pig to track down and remove. Everytime I tried to go on line it activated and was blocked. Even better, someone hacked my page and changed the password so I could not access it to close it down. The Site owners asked me to send a photo of myself, holding a placard with my email address, D.O.B. [useless]password etc. Then they would shut it down. This Great Grandma was not impressed. All their emails are tagged "Block Sender" now. The page is still there. I can read it but do nothing to it. There are other pitfalls with Social Networks. “Jonathan” wanted to be my friend so badly he spammed me at least 30 times a day. I had to “Block Sender” to get rid of him. “Pamela” went one better. She knowingly or unknowingly sent me a Spambot. Fortunately my Anti Virus blocked the outgoing e-mails. I watched in disbelief as the clock whizzed round to 120 emails a minute. That was a pig to track down and remove. Everytime I tried to go on line it activated and was blocked.
Even better, someone hacked my page and changed the password so I could not access it to close it down. The Site owners asked me to send a photo of myself, holding a placard with my email address, D.O.B. [useless]password etc. Then they would shut it down. This Great Grandma was not impressed. All their emails are tagged “Block Sender” now. The page is still there. I can read it but do nothing to it.

]]> By: Eric Lee http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/the-perils-of-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Eric Lee Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:01:32 +0000 http://www.securityteacher.com/?p=97#comment-186 Can you tell me who did your layout? I've been looking for one kind of like yours. Thank you. Can you tell me who did your layout? I’ve been looking for one kind of like yours. Thank you.

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