User Reconnaissance threats Facebook, Twitter, and iPhone

In the year 2010, the security threat for users of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter is estimated more craze. Menyingkapi this case, security vendor McAfee also voice. "In 2009 we saw an increase in attacks at web sites that utilize ketidakcurigaan web users," explained one of his spokesman.

"The number of Facebook users reaching 350 million, makes us confident that 2010 will carry the trend of increasing security case," said the spokesman. "Malware writers were fond and happy to join the social networking site, even activities to its hot spots will continue in 2010," he explained.

Restrictions on the Twitter system which only 140 make the user rely penyingkat service URL, like bit.ly, tinyurl.com, or pendek.in (Indonesian version). These steps are then used by the attacker as a ruse for the user.

"This trick will play a more dominant role in the year 2010. Through this trick, they can direct users to a malicious link has been disguised (abbreviated using the service pemendek URL)," according to a report written by Dmitri Alperovitch, Toralv Dirro, Paula Greve , Rahul Kashyap, David Marcus, Sam Masiello, Franois Paget, and Craig Schmugar of McAfee Labs.

The success of Apple's iPhone also be partly triggered the emergence of diverse applications. The latest news, Facebook already offers more than 350,000 active applications and the Apple App Store recently reached 100 000 target. As a result, many users blindly distribute the application. Large area also makes it easier to identity theft. Increasing service user expectations will also trigger a lot of Web 2.0 services in a false set hidden to steal data.