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(Mike Bantick, ITWire) Security firm Sophos has recently produced its 2010 mid-year Security Threat Report, and whilst many things remain the same, there are plenty of new security vectors for the connected among us to deal with.

If there is one thing that is clear from the latest Sophos mid-year security threat report, it is that traditional attacks on private data are still prevalent.  Perhaps the vectors are shifting but figures show Spam, Phishing and Malware are still a major source of worry for security personnel world-wide.

The Security Threat Report shows that the traditional security attacks are migrating to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.  Since April 2009, moving into 2010 reported Spam attacks reported from social networks increased from 33.4% to 57%, Phishing from 21% to 30% and Malware from 21.2% to 36%.  It is clear that criminal activity is moving into the online worlds increasingly populated by everyday Internet users.

(Chad Perrin, TechRepublic) Email security is about a lot more than just using a good password on your POP or IMAP server. Perhaps the most important part of email security is ensuring you don’t shoot yourself in the foot.

These tips focus on the ways users break their own security rather than on protecting against the predations of malicious security crackers. Security can be violated through careless acts more easily than by outside forces.
1. Turn off automated addressing features
2. Use BCC when sending to multiple recipients
3. Save emails only in a safe place
4. Use private accounts for private emails
5. Double-check the recipient, every time — especially on mailing lists

(M.E.Kabay, NetworkWorld) The recently-released free Sophos booklet, "10 myths of safe web browsing", is a simple, short summary of some basic Web safety information that can serve our purposes in raising security consciousness and involvement.

Each of the following myths is discussed in a short paragraph:
- Myth No.1: The Web is safe because I've never been infected by malware
- Myth No.2: My users aren't wasting time surfing inappropriate content
- Myth No.3: We control Web usage and our users can't get around our policy
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This booklet would make a perfect subject for a brown-bag lunchtime discussion among the IT staff; it could be used as the basis for a user-education session to spark discussion of the issues.

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