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Wednesday, 27th July 2011, 15:13:09
Social media 'could attract spam'
Individuals failing to protect their computer using anti-spam software may wish to be extra cautious when accessing their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
According to Rik Ferguson, director of security, research and communications for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Trend Micro, suggested that these pages are set to become the "dominant platform" for cyber criminals in the coming years.
He also revealed that the popularity of email had reduced significantly following the introduction of social networking, with the communication platform now the second or even third most common form of online correspondence.
"Criminals follow the behaviour of consumers and if consumers are moving, as they are, to those alternate platforms, that's where the criminals will go," Mr Ferguson explained.
Following the introduction of Google+, he noted that the website could be a popular target because of its invite-only subscription basis.
Mr Ferguson's comments come after Kapersky Lab predicted a surge in spam related to the exclusive social network as it develops.
Posted by Kevin Jenson
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