MySpace Gets New Security ChiefMySpace Gets New Security Chief
The former Microsoft director of child-safe computing takes post as the community site battles lurking pedophiles.
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Stung by fears that pedophiles are lurking on its Web site, online community MySpace has hired its first chief security officer. Hemanshu Nigam comes from Microsoft, where he was director of child-safe computing. In March, the FBI arrested two men for sexual assault after they contacted children on MySpace. Nigam's a heavyweight, having specialized in crimes against kids and computer crimes as a U.S. prosecutor.
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