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Social media: Issues

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Sandeep Thoniparambil
Sandeep Thoniparambil

This document discusses social media security, privacy risks, and challenges. It outlines how sharing personal information on social media can lead to privacy breaches if default settings are not adjusted. It also explains how third parties can mine user data shared on social media for targeted advertising without consent. Additional risks include virus and malware attacks through ads, privacy issues with third party apps accessing contacts and location, legal issues from offensive posts, identity theft from shared personal details, cyberbullying, and use of social media for cyber terrorism activities. The document provides solutions such as using strong, unique passwords, being selective about shared information, enabling two-factor authentication and privacy settings, only installing apps from authorized sources, and keeping devices and software updated. It also

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SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY , PRIVACY , RISKS AND CHALLENGES SANDEEP THONIPARAMBIL
HERE WE DISCUSS The evolution of social media has created a new paradigm of communication and interaction. It has become a part of our social life that helps us connect to friends, family, colleagues, or others Issues involving Cybersecurity for social media Risks & Challenges Solutions To Social Media Threats
PRIVACY OF DATA: Users share their personal information on social media, which can cause privacy breaches. It can also sometimes cause personal data loss or instigate hackers to leverage the same for malicious reasons. For example, a users information can be viewed by everyone if the users default setting is public.
DATA MINING: We all leave a data trail behind on the internet. When someone creates a new social media account and provides details such as date of birth, name, location, and personal habits, and without our knowledge, all these data are leveraged and shared with third-party for targeting advertising. It can cause security concerns as third-party may collect real-time updates on the users location.
VIRUS AND MALWARE ATTACKS: Malware and viruses quite often find a way into the computer system through annoying ads. Once gaining access to the network, the attacker steals confidential data or causes complete disruption to the computer system. This often causes the loss of all kinds of data personal, professional, financial, etc.
ISSUES INVOLVING THE USE OF 3RD PARTY APPLICATIONS : Most applications nowadays ask permission from users to access personal information such as contacts, pictures, and current geographic location before installing, and some of these applications which are running in the background might download malware on the users phone or smart devices without their knowledge.
LEGAL ISSUES: There are legal risks associated with the use of social media, like posting offensive content towards any individual, community, or country. Often, legal actions can be and are taken when such offensive posts are made and uploaded by any individual or organization.
IDENTITY THEFT: As millions share their personal information to get registered on one or more social media platforms, this data becomes vulnerable as hackers and identity thieves use this information to reset passwords, apply for loans, or other malicious objectives.
CYBER BULLYING: CYBER TERRORISM: It refers to bullying through the digital medium. It can take place on social media, gaming, and messaging platforms. It is aimed at scaring, shaming, or annoying the targeted victim. Cyber Terrorism: Nowadays, social media is also used to facilitate terrorism-related activities. It can support, promote, engage, and spread terrorism propaganda like incitement to terrorism, recruitment, radicalizing training, and planning of terrorist attacks.
SOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS
Creating strong passwords is the primary option to ensure the privacy of your information. Ensure passwords are complex, including upper & lower case, numbers and special characters. It should be memorized and never be written on paper. We need to be sensitive in what we upload/share on our social networking accounts and avoid sharing personal information like date of birth, social security details, phone numbers, names, and pictures of family members. Use security and privacy options provided by social media platforms viz: 2-factor authentication system, access control.
Connect our devices only to authorized wifi access, use privacy options provided by various mobile operating systems, use auto-lock features, and download apps only from authorized app stores. Keep the operating system updated with the latest patches, turn on the firewall, and avoid installing cracked software. Ensure our antivirus is updated and scans are performed frequently. We need to be smart using the internet and avoid visiting untrusted websites; referral links to visit websites are never to be clicked; instead, type in the browsers URL address. We must accept friend requests only from people we know and block those who post upsetting content or comments.
SECURITY SETTINGS IN FACEBOOK
1. Clear your history using Off-Facebook Activity 2. Hide your location Disable Facial Recognition Get rid of apps that track you off Facebook 5. Enable two-factor authentication to lock out hackers 6. Stop search engines from showing your Facebook account 7. Limit the audience for your personal posts 8. Stop your activity from being advertised 9. Avoid those Like and Share buttons on other parts of the web 10. Clean up your Friends List
SECURITY SETTINGS IN WHATSAPP 1. Who can see my profile?
2. WHO CAN SEE MY LAST SEEN?
3. STATUS PRIVACY
4. WHATSAPP GROUP PRIVACY AND SECURITY NOTIFICATION
5. HIDE ABOUT / LEGACY PROFILE STATUS
6. TWO-STEP VERIFICATION
7. LIVE LOCATION
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Social media: Issues

  • 1. SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY , PRIVACY , RISKS AND CHALLENGES SANDEEP THONIPARAMBIL
  • 2. HERE WE DISCUSS The evolution of social media has created a new paradigm of communication and interaction. It has become a part of our social life that helps us connect to friends, family, colleagues, or others Issues involving Cybersecurity for social media Risks & Challenges Solutions To Social Media Threats
  • 3. PRIVACY OF DATA: Users share their personal information on social media, which can cause privacy breaches. It can also sometimes cause personal data loss or instigate hackers to leverage the same for malicious reasons. For example, a users information can be viewed by everyone if the users default setting is public.
  • 4. DATA MINING: We all leave a data trail behind on the internet. When someone creates a new social media account and provides details such as date of birth, name, location, and personal habits, and without our knowledge, all these data are leveraged and shared with third-party for targeting advertising. It can cause security concerns as third-party may collect real-time updates on the users location.
  • 5. VIRUS AND MALWARE ATTACKS: Malware and viruses quite often find a way into the computer system through annoying ads. Once gaining access to the network, the attacker steals confidential data or causes complete disruption to the computer system. This often causes the loss of all kinds of data personal, professional, financial, etc.
  • 6. ISSUES INVOLVING THE USE OF 3RD PARTY APPLICATIONS : Most applications nowadays ask permission from users to access personal information such as contacts, pictures, and current geographic location before installing, and some of these applications which are running in the background might download malware on the users phone or smart devices without their knowledge.
  • 7. LEGAL ISSUES: There are legal risks associated with the use of social media, like posting offensive content towards any individual, community, or country. Often, legal actions can be and are taken when such offensive posts are made and uploaded by any individual or organization.
  • 8. IDENTITY THEFT: As millions share their personal information to get registered on one or more social media platforms, this data becomes vulnerable as hackers and identity thieves use this information to reset passwords, apply for loans, or other malicious objectives.
  • 9. CYBER BULLYING: CYBER TERRORISM: It refers to bullying through the digital medium. It can take place on social media, gaming, and messaging platforms. It is aimed at scaring, shaming, or annoying the targeted victim. Cyber Terrorism: Nowadays, social media is also used to facilitate terrorism-related activities. It can support, promote, engage, and spread terrorism propaganda like incitement to terrorism, recruitment, radicalizing training, and planning of terrorist attacks.
  • 11. Creating strong passwords is the primary option to ensure the privacy of your information. Ensure passwords are complex, including upper & lower case, numbers and special characters. It should be memorized and never be written on paper. We need to be sensitive in what we upload/share on our social networking accounts and avoid sharing personal information like date of birth, social security details, phone numbers, names, and pictures of family members. Use security and privacy options provided by social media platforms viz: 2-factor authentication system, access control.
  • 12. Connect our devices only to authorized wifi access, use privacy options provided by various mobile operating systems, use auto-lock features, and download apps only from authorized app stores. Keep the operating system updated with the latest patches, turn on the firewall, and avoid installing cracked software. Ensure our antivirus is updated and scans are performed frequently. We need to be smart using the internet and avoid visiting untrusted websites; referral links to visit websites are never to be clicked; instead, type in the browsers URL address. We must accept friend requests only from people we know and block those who post upsetting content or comments.
  • 14. 1. Clear your history using Off-Facebook Activity 2. Hide your location Disable Facial Recognition Get rid of apps that track you off Facebook 5. Enable two-factor authentication to lock out hackers 6. Stop search engines from showing your Facebook account 7. Limit the audience for your personal posts 8. Stop your activity from being advertised 9. Avoid those Like and Share buttons on other parts of the web 10. Clean up your Friends List
  • 15. SECURITY SETTINGS IN WHATSAPP 1. Who can see my profile?
  • 16. 2. WHO CAN SEE MY LAST SEEN?
  • 18. 4. WHATSAPP GROUP PRIVACY AND SECURITY NOTIFICATION
  • 19. 5. HIDE ABOUT / LEGACY PROFILE STATUS