Security News > 2022 > September > Thwarting attackers in their favorite new playground: Social media

Given how reliant employees are on their own "Brand" and contacts to thrive in today's economy, the drive to use social media at home and work isn't likely to diminish, leading to potential compromises for the organization from their employees' online activities.

As we constantly adapt and improve our technology and techniques for countering and responding to attacks, attackers are doing the same from the other side of the fence.

Every employee could be a potential victim, but employees that have to interact with the external world daily, like sales, PR, and HR, might be the most vulnerable to targeted attacks through social media.

The right security solutions can also support your existing cyber security strategy.

It's the employee's responsibility to follow the company's security guidelines and to report security violations or vulnerabilities upon encountering them, but also for the company to create the guidelines, culture, and mindset.

If a phishing operation is going on against your organization through social media platforms and a single employee that fell victim to the attack felt something was off based on their training and reports it right away, you can quickly investigate and spread awareness to the rest of the employees that are at risk while limiting the damage.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/09/14/social-media-attacks/