Popularity turns features into risks · Proposed air date:
An early Facebook worm shows how attackers follow people into popular services and turn a legitimate sharing feature into a delivery mechanism. Dr. Dave sympathizes with administrators who must stop abuse without removing the reasons people use the site, then emphasizes that security and privacy depend partly on user behavior and exposure as well as software defenses.
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Proposed recording date: 2008-08-09. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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