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.
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 company Symantec has leapt into the nascent market for securing instant messaging systems, announcing that it has agreed to acquire IMlogic, one of the sector's top players.
A virus masquerading as a new beta version of Microsoft's MSN Messenger has begun circulating, antivirus company F-Secure said on its blog.
A Santa Claus worm is attempting to trick America Online, Microsoft MSN and Yahoo instant-messaging users into clicking on a file that delivers unwanted software to a victim's computer.
A new worm that targets users of America Online's AOL Instant Messenger is believed to be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload, IM security vendor IMlogic warned on Tuesday.
The number of threats targeting instant messaging has soared, according to IMlogic, which tracked a 1,500 per cent increase in the past year.
A worm found spreading via America Online's Instant Messenger is carrying a nastier punch than usual, a security company has warned.
The planned bridge between MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger has one drawback, experts warn: It could act as a conduit for a massive IM worm outbreak.
A worm that targets gamers is making the rounds, tapping into popular titles and peer-to-peer file sharing, a security company has warned.
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