Submission + - Facebook's Future: More Kooobfaces and Malware (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: Threatspost has an interview with Facebook's first malware researcher, Nick Bilogorskiy. "Working as Facebook's resident malware researcher is a lonely job, for now. But Nick Bilogorskiy doesn't expect it to stay that way. In fact, Facebook's biggest security challenge will be building up its capabilities to identify and tamp down malware infections like the 2009 Koobface worm. Speaking at the annual Virus Bulletin Conference in Vancouver, Bilogorskiy said that the company, which has doubled in size in the last year, has made progress in fighting malware and malicious hackers, including the Koobface gang. But the challenges to the burgeoning network are enormous, as users begin to share more content and transact business using Facebook.
While Facebook is considering adding features like stronger, multi faction authentication, Bilogorskiy said that the company is wary of adding too much "friction" into the user experience.
"When we err, it's on the side of letting the user be in control," he said. "Security is a top priority, and needs to be balanced with useability and convenience. We want to make the site as easy to use as possible."
While Facebook is considering adding features like stronger, multi faction authentication, Bilogorskiy said that the company is wary of adding too much "friction" into the user experience.
"When we err, it's on the side of letting the user be in control," he said. "Security is a top priority, and needs to be balanced with useability and convenience. We want to make the site as easy to use as possible."
