Blog Posts Tagged with "Social Media"
Some Observations on Klout Scores
May 16, 2012 Added by:Ben Rothke
Influence is extremely difficult to measure. In the academic world, the Hirsch number is an index that attempts to measure the impact of a published work, but like every index it can be manipulated. So is Klout an effective method of measuring online influence? From my analysis, no...
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Five Concerns Surrounding Pinterest
May 10, 2012 Added by:Allan Pratt, MBA
At the current time, there are no privacy or security settings similar to Facebook or Google Plus, and boards cannot be made private, similar to customized Facebook lists or customized Google Plus circles. The bottom line is that anyone with Internet access can view your boards...
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The FBI, Content Monitoring, Backdoors and Going Dark
May 09, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
The FBI is working to obtain a backdoor for major social networks like Facebook and also for some of the most used communications platforms such as Skype and Instant Messaging for government surveillance, and is collaborating with companies like Microsoft, Google and Yahoo...
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Aren’t all Security Professionals Evangelists?
May 09, 2012 Added by:Andrew Weidenhamer
I often wonder is Evangelist the right title for some individuals. Considering that the main audience for a “Security Evangelist” is the security community, I’m not entirely sure how much conversion is actually happening as we all understand the importance of security...
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On the Underground Economy of Twitter Followers
May 07, 2012 Added by:Gianluca Stringhini
All Twitter Account Markets we analyzed offer both "free" and "premium" versions. While premium clients pay for their services, the free ones gain followers by giving away their Twitter credentials - a clever way of phishing - or by sending out "promoted" content, typically spam...
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Five Steps to a Successful Social Attack
April 30, 2012 Added by:Neira Jones
You might not fall for these attacks, but how many members of your family would? How many employees in your organization would, from field staff to C-level execs? Different people will have different thresholds to these attacks. Security education and awareness is key...
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Security Measures to Protect Business Twitter Accounts
April 27, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Hacking a business Twitter account is a favorite pastime for those wanting retribution, and for others it’s just plain fun. Once the businesses Twitter account is hacked their reputation is sullied making them look like they aren’t protecting their client’s data either...
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Social Media Security 101
April 24, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
EVERYTHING is compromised. Every web site, every data base, every place that touches the web – I assume this at all times. There is not one among us whose network has not been compromised. The security mantra in the past was “Risk Avoidance”. That is no longer the case...
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Good Security Starts at Home
April 24, 2012 Added by:Ben Rothke
Not a day goes by without yet another spate of privacy and security issues. Threats to the security, privacy and personal information continue to increase in scope and complexity. To maintain competitive edge, vendors and service providers are scrambling to keep up...
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An Enemies Application? Really?
April 21, 2012 Added by:Theresa Payton
We were all taught that if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. So imagine our surprise when we found out that there is a free app on Facebook you can publicly name your enemies and give shout outs online as to who they are and why. This is not a good idea..
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Fake LinkedIn Notifications Serving Up Malware
April 20, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Researchers are reporting bogus LinkedIn notifications that lead users to malware. The spoofed notifications look legitimate, sporting the LinkedIn logo and a format familiar to members of the business networking platform, making the operation difficult to detect...
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Social Media Security Tips for Small Business
April 18, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Many companies restrict internal access to social media. Others prevent employees from discussing or mentioning the company in social media during private time. Follow these social media security tips for small business to prevent security issues...
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Social Media vs. Old School
April 11, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
As I’ve stumbled through the discovery process of social media I have also uncovered a myriad of problems. I got a phone call from a great friend in the Pentagon warning me that someone was posing as a PSYOP senior and trying to make contacts through LinkedIn...
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On Location-Based Services Security
April 09, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Social networking sites are incorporating location-based services that allow users to broadcast their locations. Carnegie Mellon University has identified more than 80 services that either lack privacy policies or collect and save user data for an indefinite period...
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Digital Assassination: Protecting Your Business Against Attacks
April 06, 2012 Added by:Ben Rothke
The Internet is being used to destroy brands, reputations, and people’s well-being. These incidents range from inappropriate use of Facebook and blog postings to bogus Wikipedia entries to blatant Internet-based character assassination, and much more...
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Six Good Reasons Not to Ask for Social Media Passwords
April 05, 2012 Added by:Rebecca Herold
There have been a barrage of stories recently about organizations asking applicants and employees for their Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking passwords. Compelled password disclosure is a very bad idea for organizations to do for many reasons...
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- Not Totally Sure What Just Happened...
- Has Anonymous Infiltrated the US Government?
- Big Opportunities in the Cloud
- Zeus Malware Targeting Facebook, Gmail and Yahoo Users
- Follow Up to the Out of Band Authentication Post
- Skype Malware Campaign Spreading Poison Ivy Trojan
- I Hope Edo is Worth the Privacy Risk
- Dutch MoD Innovation Competition 2012: CYBER Operations 2.0
- NIST Workshop: The Technical Aspects of Botnets
- Security Automation by Hand - Batch/Bash/FOR