31August 2010

BitDefender Finds IT Security Employees Likely to Disclose Sensitive Information on Social Networks

Study reveals that 81 percent of a large social network’s users would accept the friendship request of and confide in a test profile created for the study without taking many precautions

BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative internet security solutions, today warned social networking devotees to be careful when accepting friend requests and to be conscious of the data they share.

According to a new study conducted by BitDefender over a two week period, social network users do not appear to be preoccupied with the real identity of the people they meet online or about the details they disclose while chatting with total strangers. The study revealed that 94 percent of those asked to “fr [...]

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BitDefender Offers Tips for Safe Online Tax Preparation and E-Filing

Vlad Valceanu, BitDefender's head of antispam research, provides tips users can follow to safely prepare and file their taxes online

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