The Singapore government has expressed concern that office networks could be vulnerable to hackers. It said that when employees use the same password for their social networking sites and office network, the system becomes vulnerable to hacking.

Speaking at a cyber security event, Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew said: ‘Many have jumped on the social networking bandwagon, but not all of us realise that cyberattacks use social networking to gain access to sensitive corporate and personal information. In this regard, end-users have become a critical component in the security equation and are often our first line of defence against these malicious activities.’