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In the Spotlight: Social Networking Sites
A Caution for Your Business
By David A. Linsky - CEO, SSC, Inc.

BeBo, Facebook and MySpace are but a few of the many social networking sites that have recently soared in popularity and been featured in the national news. Most concerns with these sites center on teenagers and their potential exploitation by predators. But another danger with broad implications for business is the amount of information that is leaving corporations and institutions as internet usage grows.

Exposure
Large numbers of social networking sites’ profile pages contain users' current employment details.

Vulnerability
Many corporations believe these sites are a sink for productivity and offer “a way in” for cybercriminals gain important proprietary information.

Opportunity
These sites are expected to insidiously encourage more hackers to insert malicious code into dynamically generated Web pages.

Studies are being conducted across the Internet to quantify and characterize the risk to business from these social networking sites. Close to 50 percent of surveyed corporations are now blocking usage of these websites and allowing only those with a specific business requirement access to them. Increasingly, companies are looking to secure and control their employees’ web activity because of the impact it can have on the company in terms of productivity, bandwidth and security.

Here are some additional recommendations:

Protection
In situations where employees have access to these sites, then it’s imperative that they are taught best practices to ensure they’re not putting personal and corporate data at risk.

Beneficial Programs & Policies
The best way a company can remedy the risk from social networking sites is to have strong usage policies and employee education programs.

February 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:
• Q&A with SSC Professionals
• Security Feature: "The Human Factor"
• Upcoming Events
• Congratulations John!

"In the Spotlight" by David A. Linsky, CEO, SSC, Inc.

Social Networking Sites:
A Caution for Your Business

BeBo, Facebook, and MySpace are but a few of the many social networking sites that have recently soared in popularity and have been featured in the national news. Most concerns with these sites center on teenagers and their potential exploitation by predators. But another danger with broad implications for business is the amount of information that is leaving corporations and institutions as internet usage grows.

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Upcoming Events
SSC Speaking Engagements

Amit Gavish, Managing Director, SSC Corporate Intelligence and Investigation, will be speaking for the following organizations:

Organization: Human Resource Association of Central CT
When: 2/21/08, 5-8 PM
Where: Rocky Hill Marriott
About: The HR role in Maintaining a Safe Workplace

Organization: Sussex- Warren HRMA
When: 9/8/08, 8-10:30 AM
Where: Wyndham Garden Hotel - 1000 Int'l Drive N. Mount Olive, NJ 07828
About: Hiring Practices and Workplace Safety in the Post 911 Era - The New Role of HR

SSC News - We're Growing!
SSC Opens a New Jersey Office

SSC is proud to announce the opening of its new office in Parsippany, New Jersey. This new fully staffed operating office not only allows us to better service our existing clients in New Jersey, but also to expand our customer base.

This is another positive step for SSC, Inc. as a company and for New Jersey. We plan to hire hundreds of people in New Jersey and have already begun building our team.

SSC’s New Jersey office will offer our wide range of world class security services to the NJ marketplace. With a full range of security and investigative services SSC has the depth and 30 years of experience to respond to your every security and investigative requirement.

About SSC, Inc.

SSC, a leader in security in the Northeast, providing a full range of security solutions through its team of international security experts. With a client list that includes many of the country’s leading corporations, law firms and government institutions, SSC has the depth and breadth of experience and the professional specialist staff to handle its clients’ most sensitive problems.

The company provides its services through its business groups, which include consulting services, corporate advisory and investigative technology services, background screening services and security services. These services are offered through a network of offices located in the Northeast.

Run your business on accurate information, not guesswork. Contact SSC for a confidential Security Consultation. Our E-zine: SSC Security Matters