Facebook has become a hotbed for viral scams with the bad guys often tricking Facebook users to click on devilishly enticing (malicious) links. MSNBC just published an article highlighting how the world’s largest social network has taken a major step forward in its spam defenses by partnering with Websense®, which will help protect and inform Facebook users.
The article features the Websense infographic that describes how Websense ThreatSeeker® Cloud Technology and ACE works to protect users, and also quotes Websense CTO Dan Hubbard:
"Starting today, Websense technology will add to Facebook's existing protections to stop users from clicking on links without knowing the trustworthiness of the destination… When a Facebook user clicks on a link it will be checked against the Websense database. If Websense determines the link is malicious, the user will see a page that offers the choice to continue at their own risk, return to the previous screen or get more information on why it was flagged as suspicious." – Dan Hubbard, CTO, Websense, Inc.
Users are encouraged to avoid clicking on links categorized by Websense as unsafe. If a user succumbs to accepting a malicious third-party app, he will most likely find himself spamming all of his friends with the same bad link and/or potentially sending malware to friends and colleagues.
Read more about the partnership from CTO Dan Hubbard in his blog post here.
Read the press release announcing the partnership here.
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