Malicious Trends Pose Major Risk for Online Businesses

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge September 07, 2011 Malicious Trends Having Financial Consequences for Sites and Services A new quarterly index based on data collected by social spam fighter Impermium finds social Web spam and abuse is now posing significant reputation risk and cost to Internet businesses that depend on public user profiles. "Most companies will be shocked to see how rampant user registration fraud is on their site," says Mark Risher, CEO of Impermium. "Bulk accounts for most popular social networks can now be purchased on the black market for pennies. This type of fraud has many significant ramifications, including a company's ability to accurately value its user base and determine the actual cost of new customer acquisition." Read more > Get the Security RSS Feed   UC: Giving Business Something to Talk About Read this industry report and learn how UC can accelerate cycle times, help shrink the order-to-revenue gap and strengthen customer relationships. Download now > Blogs Don Tennant From Under the Rug Infosys Strives to Recast Itself as the Neighbor Across the Street Ann All Governance and Compliance Winners and Losers as DoJ Blocks AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion The Secret Rules That Govern the Success and Failure of Tech Companies Operations & IT — Aligning Execution with Strategy   This white paper describes the portfolio management process to help you maximize innovation and minimize risk. Download Now > Five Tips for a Well-Done Tech Resume Before technology professionals tackle the reawakening job market, TheLadders suggests taking the time to look at what distinguishes a well-done IT resume from its generic brethren. Eight Features to Expect from Your Off-Site Data Backup Vendor Paul Mah was interested in finding out more about what businesses should expect from their off-site data backup vendor, so he quizzed Jennifer Walzer, chief executive officer and founder of Backup My Info!, for a better understanding of this relatively nascent industry. Download: Capacity Planning Worksheet for Multiple Projects This spreadsheet will help IT managers avoid maxing out project resources and the resulting costly overtime. Latest White Papers The Time Is Right for Open Source MDM Which to Buy? Your Guide to Selecting the Right-Sized Phone System New Approaches to Optimized Data Center Power Distribution The CXO's Roadmap to IT Governance Featured White Papers Service Delivery Standards: Your Guide to the Private Cloud Read this white paper to learn how platform-as-a-service private cloud offers enterprises one of the best ways to take advantage of cloud computing. •  Trust, but Verify: How to Manage Risk in Outsourced Applications •  Email Security in the Cloud: More Secure! Compliant! Less Expensive! •  2011 SMB Disaster Preparedness Report "Big Data has been with the enterprise for some time — what's new is the variety of means to deal with it." Excerpt from Arthur Cole Infrastructure Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise