The huge potential of mobile social networks lets us imagine the enormous benefits that everyone could get from...

  • the integration of mobility;
  • always-on connectivity; and
  • social networking services.

Such realities could be a great advantage for...

  • lifelong learning;
  • community living; and
  • knowledge-sharing but...

...as boundaries between public and private spaces will blur, new risk scenarios will emerge.

Companies should assure that their staff members understand and explicitly accept the security and privacy requirements of the organization they work for.

Employees should be educated to understand that the information placed in web profiles or in twitter streams may be misused by others looking for important facts and figures and may cause damage to the organisation’s reputation and to them.

Awareness raising and information security empowerment is the first line of defence and the first security measure related to private and working environment.


ENISA hopes that their published paper, "Online as soon as it happens...", will provide social mobile users with a valuable tool to understand the risks and threats scenario arising from the usage of social mobile and the related privacy issues, also providing a set of recommendations for raising awareness of users. 

More information about "Online as soon as it happens (EN)" can be found at http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/ar/deliverables/2010/onlineasithappens.

 The publication can also be downloaded from the same link.