New social networking search improvements could make hacking easier
There is an ongoing battle between Microsoft Bing, Yahoo and Google to up the ante between the search giants. With the social networking craze, search giants are attempting to seamlessly integrate searches with sites such as Twitter. According to some, by doing this, hackers will be able to spam much more effectively.
With Google’s recent announcement that the search engine will now seamlessly integrate Twitter entries into the results, there is a new growing concern over security. According to USA Today, security experts have indicated that by making search engines capable of querying social networking sites near real-time, hackers will be able to easily hone in on potential victims.
The three search engine giants have started looking into incorporating Facebook postings near real-time as well. Apparently, spam mail accounts for a large chunk of the emails sent across the Internet. Also, Symantec blocks up to 2,465 malicious spam messages per day.
However, all is not gloom as search engines such as Google uses an “automated and manual” process to find malicious links and warns others about the corrupted site. According to Microsoft and Yahoo, both search engines also value security above everything else. Both search engines incorporate another level of security like Google, to ensure the exposure is minimal to users.
One of the most common and dangerous attacks is spamming links to a corrupted Web site that could infect your computer. Implementing feature rich search capabilities to social networking sites could be beneficial to the end users, but it could also be equally useful for hackers as well.
Some hackers have even tricked the search engines into ranking corrupted sites higher than it should be. With new advancements in technology, society must find ways to make it safer for everyone. At times it seems like the technology gets here before we are truly ready for it.
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