Social Networkers Vulnerable to Attacks

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Sure everyone is Tweeting, friending one another on Facebook and getting LinkedIn, but at what cost? A survey released today by the CMO Council and security software maker AVG found that less than a third of social community members are taking steps to prevent cyber attacks.
 
Of the 250 consumers surveyed in the second quarter of this year, 64 percent said they change their passwords infrequently or never. Fifty-seven percent fail to adjust their privacy settings on regular basis.
 
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