The next time you visit a Web site on which users contribute much of the content—say, social networking sites like Myspace or photo-sharing sites like Flickr—be aware that some of the content other users are contributing may be malicious. @ An SPI Labs research brief, Detecting, Analyzing, and Exploiting Intranet Applications using JavaScript, has more details. Get it at SM Online.
According to a recent survey of IT professionals conducted by the Ponemon Institute, insider fraud is on the rise, with data breaches being one of the most common threats. However, fewer than half of the companies surveyed say they are prepared to deal with the challenge. Read about those and other findings online.
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