Report Ranks Facebook As Greatest Corporate Security Risk

According to a new report published by Sophos today, Facebook now poses the greatest security risk to companies among the leading social networks. Of the 500 firms which were polled, 60 percent “felt that Facebook was the biggest danger”. Why is Facebook such a security threat? For a number of reasons including malware, spam and phishing, employee behavior which increases risk, and potential loss of data made public on Facebook.

It’s not exactly surprising to find that the majority of executives believe Facebook is the biggest security risk among other social networks, as the vast majority of individuals are on Facebook.