Despite widespread paranoia that social networks are putting businesses at risk, companies continue to give employees open access to them. The latest Security Threat Report (PDF) from security research firm Sophos notes that spam and malware attacks via popular networks continued to rise at “alarming” rates over the last 12 months, posing a risk to both users and the companies they work for. Nearly three-quarters of businesses (72 percent)…

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