[HIB]IT security workers oblivious to social networking risks

Most social network users are likely to accept a friend request from someone they don’t know, including many that work in the IT security sector, researchers have found.Security software firm BitDefender took a cross-section of 2,000 users of a leading social networking site and found that 94 per cent accepted a friend request from an ‘attractive young lady’, with many sharing personal details with her, despite not knowing who she was. 31 per cent of those who accepted, bizarrely, worked in IT security, and were also the most likely to share personal data with the mystery female. After a half hour conversation, 10 per cent of them disclosed information usually associated as answers to password recovery questions, such as their address, phone number and parents’ names. Two hours later, 73 per cent siphoned what appeared to be confidential information from their workplace, such as future strategies, plans and unreleased technologies or software.

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