A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive for IT security firm Cloudmark has raised serious questions about the security of social networks such as Bebo and Facebook. The survey found that over the past year more than four-fifths of social networking site users said they received unwanted or spam friend invitations, messages or postings on their social or professional network account. Jamie de Guerre, chief technical officer of Cloudmark said
“Social networking sites need to be concerned about the proliferation of spam and phishing attacks and the impact it could have on their ability to grow and retain members. Social networking providers must address the security issue head-on or risk declining usage and revenues.”
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