Security incidents 'often caused by social media sites'

Corporate information is being shared on social media sites without employees realising it, says an security expert.

Incidents of corporate information being shared by accident are often down to people's use of social media websites, according to a business security expert.

Using Facebook and MSN Messenger at work, or even just on a work system, have been named as perfect examples of how this information is given away without people realising.

Nicki Wallace, global solutions marketing manager at RSA, explained that this is because people were updating their status with work-related topics.

She said: "There are a lot of different places where our customers are finding and causing vulnerabilities. Social networking is obviously causing a huge problem for our customers at the moment."

Ms Wallace pointed out that people are often not even thinking about what they might be giving away when they use new technology tools such as these.

In recent research by the International Data Corporation, 82 per cent of chief executive officers said that they were not sure if security incidents involving temporary or contracted staff were done on purpose or not.

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