Matt Conover worries that malicious Net users may know something about instant messaging that he doesn't. The hacker and security expert, who specializes in finding holes in instant messaging clients, ...

Mobile devices are everywhere, and most healthcare organizations are following the trend and adopting mobile devices at the point of care. In particular, clinicians at hospitals and healthcare ...

WhatsApp beefs up security with ‘strict account settings’ By Nkhensani Nkhwashu, ITWeb portals journalist.Johannesburg, 30 Jan 2026WhatsApp’s ‘strict account settings’ are rolling out gradually.

Following Apple and Google footsteps, Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has introduces a lockdown-style security ...

Meta has introduced a new security feature for WhatsApp, aiming to prevent cyberattacks.This move comes days after the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Trying to prove that instant messaging (IM) technology can live up to strict corporate communication standards, vendors unveiled a slew of offerings designed to bolster IM security ...

Their firms blocked access to America Online's AOL Instant Messenger and competing services. They were worried about viruses and other security threats, and that the content couldn't be monitored and ...

Security problems relating to the unfettered use of consumer chat software on corporate networks are fueling the adoption of tougher security measures and more commercial-grade products, users and ...

Instant messaging (IM) -- whether companies view it as a worker productivity booster or a security threat -- is a popular communication application that many workers use, with or without permission, ...

Security experts have spotted the first attempts to create an Internet worm that propagates using instant messages and exploits a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft software. Security experts have ...

The top five risks facing enterprises that allow instant messaging. 1. Viruses and worms over IM. Out of the top 50 viruses and worms over the past six months, 19 of them used peer-to-peer or IM ...

A recent report from Burton Group, "Instant Messaging: It's Not Just Idle Chatter," has highlighted the necessity of creating policies to govern the use of instant messaging (IM) within a company.