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Samia Saad
Date:03/21/2016
LITERATURE REVIEW
Once information is posted to a social networking site it is no longer private.
The more information you post, the more vulnerable you may become. Even
when using high security settings, friends or websites may leak your
information. All our information our contacts, where we work, where are we
going, what we like dislikes is out there on social media if we have an
account. There could be anyone viewing our information and use it for
personal advantage.
Since Social Media has been invented, there has been new set of
concerns regarding personal information and privacy. There are many doubt
if their information on social media is protected. There is no set of form filled
or guarantees provided by the social media owners that our information is
protected.
There have been many cases that are reported and which are of major
concern, security stories about Twitter and Facebook have dominated the
headlines in the past 12 months.
One of the high-profile stories is hackers managed to hijack the Twitter accounts
of more than 30 celebrities and organizations, including President Barack
Obama and Britney Spears. Hacked accounts had been used to send malicious
messages, many of them offensive. According to Twitter, the accounts were
hijacked using the company's own internal support tools
SOCIAL MEDIA RISK FOR COMPANIES:
Although it is difficult for any company to accurately predict all the risks
associated with the social media strategy and use the company should at a
minimum, anticipate and plan for the most common risks involved.
Essentially, the risks associated with social media fall into one of the
following four categories:
Damage to brand reputation
Disclosure of proprietary and/or confidential information
Corporate identity theft
Legal, regulatory and compliance violations
(70%) of executives surveyed were concerned about the potential risks
involved in the use of social media, but they believe the risks can be
mitigated or avoided.
The common attacks on social media includes:
1)Baiting: Baiting is like real world Trojan Horse; it entices you to take an
action the criminal desires. It can be in the form of a music or movie
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MOTIVATION
1) To highlight the threat and vulnerability of future internet.
2) Many companies and personals have been affected by social media
attacks.
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References
1) https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/security-trends/socialnetworking-security-threats/facebook.aspx
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