Gartner predicts that all enterprises will be using Instant Messenger (IM) by 2010, which should send alarm bells ringing as IM attacks have increased by more than 700 percent in the past year.
Skype plans to announce a partnership next week with a security company to help organisations gain control over usage of the net telephony tool at work.
Google is giving friendly bug hunters an ego-boost with a new page added to its corporate Web site.
A new instant messaging worm installs a rogue Web browser called "Safety Browser" and hijacks the user's Internet Explorer home page, experts have warned.
Analyst group Gartner has warned its customers to take extra security precautions as companies such as IBM and Microsoft begin allowing federated access to both corporate and public instant messaging services.
Security attacks over instant-messaging networks became more prevalent in 2005, according to a new study.
Security sleuths at FaceTime Communications say they have linked a group of hackers operating in the Middle East to a worm that began spreading last month via America Online's Instant Messenger service.
Last week, Microsoft announced its plans for two new online services: Windows Live and Office Live. However, it is clear that Microsoft sees more work ahead as it tries to catch up with rivals offering free, ad-supported products. Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie, who is leading the services push, outlined the challenge in a memo he penned late last month.
A worm found spreading via America Online's Instant Messenger is carrying a nastier punch than usual, a security company has warned.
Yet again denial-of-service attacks, spam, viruses - driven in part by an apparent war between virus writers - and cybercrime have hit the headlines over the course of the past 12 months.
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Instant messaging is a security risk but admins can take control of IM--and P2P--by setting up IM Guardian as an automatic proxy that detects these applications.
Instant Messaging is a phenomenon which evolved from kids chatting to corporate execs dealing with members of the board. But where to now?
The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?
The safest way to exchange instant messages (IMs) is to stay within the enterprise, but in most cases the IM cat is already out of the bag, and security staff are playing catch up.
Instant messaging was brought into the corporate mainstream from the bottom of the ladder up, so are companies making a mistake if they send their own messages down the ladder?
Instant messaging is a popular consumer tool that hasn't taken deep root in the enterprise. But some of the biggest technology players are working to change the landscape by pushing IM in the workplace.
The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?
The safest way to exchange instant messages (IMs) is to stay within the enterprise, but in most cases the IM cat is already out of the bag, and security staff are playing catch up.
Microsoft is expected to unveil a new instant messaging service aimed at corporate customers, jump-starting belated efforts by the software giant to tap a fast-growing, new market for the hugely popular technology.
Yahoo has unveiled a version of its Messenger service designed to work with corporate portals and business applications.
Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.
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