10.10.08
McAfee: Beware of ‘social malwares’
- Internet, McAfee, Security, Social Networking, Viruses -
By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net
YOU may be too trusting as you go and click on the link that you see on your friend’s site only to find out that the link was a malware.
During the Cybersecurity: Protecting the Business forum, Vu Huy Nguyen, field research consultant of McAfee Avert Labs said that social networking sites are now becoming more vulnerable to attacks since the users within the networks are trusted.
“Be suspicious. Be wary. It’s more of protecting yourself. Users should be aware and beware. When they let the guard down, that’s when attack happens,” Nguyen said.
According to Nguyen, Asia faces these unique threats because users are often naïve.
