Facebook, go or no go?
For those who are using / planning to use Facebook, here is an article for sharing ...
With giant open sites that contain a lot of personal information or relationship information, it is suddenly a lot easier to perform social engineering attacks with less effort. Commercial spammers and phishers are starting to use social engineering. They can target an individual, sharing just enough personal information to earn their trust. The personal information can be harvested in a few hours just by scanning someone's Facebook or MySpace page. Aside from spreading information, social networks are also becoming targets for malware.
For more,
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62032807,00.htm
With giant open sites that contain a lot of personal information or relationship information, it is suddenly a lot easier to perform social engineering attacks with less effort. Commercial spammers and phishers are starting to use social engineering. They can target an individual, sharing just enough personal information to earn their trust. The personal information can be harvested in a few hours just by scanning someone's Facebook or MySpace page. Aside from spreading information, social networks are also becoming targets for malware.
For more,
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62032807,00.htm