Scams & shams: The trouble with social networks

The growth of social networks has brought a variety of threats that can potentially damage a company brand's good name. Most of those threats aren't new, however. Social networks have simply become another attack vector, whether for spreading malware, launching assaults on an individual's or company's reputation, or creating impostor social networking sites that divert traffic away from the brand's legitimate sites. (Read the articles Scams & shams: The trouble with social networks and How hackers find your weak spots at Computerworld online.)