A recent article by ID Theft expert, Robert Siciliano should give every CIO and CSO heartburn.
Siciliano relates how a white hat hacker used Facebook to breach a company's physical security and infiltrate their network. It is a perfect illustration of how employees can compromise themselves and their companies with Facebook.
Siciliano says that most people drop their guard on Facebook. And why not? After all, on Facebook, you're surrounded by people you "know like and trust." How could you possibly be in danger with 6 bazillion "friends" to look out for you?
The author's bottom line:
Mom told you not to talk to strangers. I'm telling you not to "friend" strangers, because they could be scammers. Scammers are watching. They know that once you are on Facebook, your guard goes way down.
Read the article. And when you've finished, take a long hard look at your company's social networking policy.
Comments
I’m confused. Is there a differance between white collar and white hat?
A “white hat” hacker is the same as an “ethical” hacker. In this case the white hat was hired by the company to test their security. In other cases, a white hat may hack into a device or a piece of software in order to find vulnerabilities. He or she would then turn the information over to the the manufacturer so that they could improve their product.