Social media apps could be bringing malware into organisations

guest · Sep 2, 2019

Social media apps could be bringing malware into organisations
A new study from Gigamon reveals that social media apps could present the biggest security threat to enterprises
August 30, 2019
https://www.verdict.co.uk/social-media-apps/

The surveyed showed that 26% of organisations do not know how many applications are being added to their network every day. Considering that 17% are adding more than ten, this could represent a significant security risk.
Social media apps as a vector for malware
Social media apps were revealed as the worst culprits in potentially bringing malware into an organisation. 43% named this category of app as most likely to spread malware, with television streaming apps, gaming apps and messaging apps also posing a risk.

Ollie Sheridan, security engineer for EMEA at Gigamon explains that while applications can be useful for organisations, this should not come at the expense of security:

“Today’s organisations are heavily dependent on applications, and employees will often use them to perform key parts of their job. However, it also means these applications can have access to sensitive corporate data which could put an organisation at risk if it fell into the wrong hands.
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