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How to protect your business from the real risk of a social-media takeover
2018-04-23 17:49

By not following basic security practices on social media, individuals and businesses increase the risk of attack said Mike Price, CTO of security firm ZeroFox.

How to stop hackers from taking over your company's social media accounts
2018-04-11 20:41

Mike Price, CTO of security firm ZeroFOX, talked with TechRepublic about how social media takeovers happen, and how companies can protect their accounts.

What Social Media Platforms And Search Engines Know About You
2018-04-10 16:53

The Facebook scandal involving the harvesting of data from tens of millions of users has raised a lot of questions about social media and search engines. As Facebook founder and CEO Mark...

Any social media accounts to declare? US wants travelers to tell
2018-04-01 00:00

The State Department seeks to expand its social media vetting beyond flagged visa applicants The US Department of State wants to ask visa applicants to provide details on the social media accounts...

Experts Call Facebook’s Latest Controversy a Social Media ‘Breach Of Trust’
2018-03-20 22:42

Security experts are calling for a higher prioritization of data security in the wake of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Leaky Amazon S3 Bucket Exposes Personal Data of 12,000 Social Media Influencers
2018-02-06 21:15

Octoly's incident response was sorely lacking, says the Upguard researcher who found the exposed repository.

Australia Police Accidentally Broadcast Arrest Plans on Social Media
2017-12-19 12:08

Australian police accidentally broadcast on social media details of an operation to arrest a suspected North Korean agent -- three days before he was taken into custody, media reported Wednesday. read more

Should Social Media be Considered Part of Critical Infrastructure?
2017-11-30 14:42

Is Social Media a Critical Industry? read more

Android Malware Steals Data from Social Media Apps
2017-11-29 18:54

A newly discovered backdoor that has managed to infect over one thousand Android devices was designed to steal sensitive data from popular social media applications, Google reveals. read more

Governments manipulate social media, threaten global Internet freedom
2017-11-14 13:38

Governments around the world are dramatically increasing their efforts to manipulate information on social media, threatening the notion of the Internet as a liberating technology, according to...