SITel | Réseaux sociaux Un couteau de cuisine Besoin de garder le contact, retrouver de vieux amis ou se bâtir un réseau de contacts professionnels sont autant de raisons pour lesquelles on utilise des services tels que Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et compagnie. On pourrait comparer ces sites de réseautage social à des couteaux de cuisine. Les risques Le vol d’identité Les médias sociaux peuvent s’avérer très utiles pour les fraudeurs. L’hameçonnage ciblé (spear phishing) L’hameçonnage est une technique utilisée par les fraudeurs pour obtenir des renseignements personnels dans le but de perpétrer une usurpation d’identité. Virus informatiques et espiogiciels Les médias sociaux sont de plus en plus le véhicule de transmission de virus informatiques et d’espiogiciels (aussi appelés logiciels espions), particulièrement sur les sites Facebook et MySpace. Retraçage de vos allées et venues Ce risque est particulièrement élevé avec des services comme Twitter et votre statut Facebook. Quelques règles simples
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