Beware of Social Networking

The UK Ministry of Defense has experienced the leaking of classified information via social networking sites 16 times in the past 18 months, according to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by F-Secure and Lewis Communications.

The majority of computer networks administered by MoD do not allow users to access social networking sites. However, a limited number of ‘cyber cafes’ are set up, particularly in deployment zones abroad, allowing…