Cyber spies in China are suspected of launching an attack against a NATO senior military commander, U.S. Admiral James Stavridis, using a Facebook scam to gather information about Stavridis from his friends and colleagues, according to U.K. newspaper reports.
An Oregon nursing assistant spent eight days in jail for invasion of personal privacy on Facebook. The case provides an eye-opening lesson about the consequences of misusing social media.
You know your company's social media policy is a good one when it starts sounding less like a checklist and more like common sense, says Sherrie Madia, social media expert and author.
Researchers say the Ramnit worm, which has defeated two-factor authentication measures used to protect bank online accounts, is now targeting the popular social media site Facebook.
Outrageous Facebook behavior by a contractor at a California hospital offers an eye-opening reminder about the need for a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to privacy violations.
Enforcement and class actions are what the year 2011 will be remembered for in privacy. So, how can pros prepare for the inevitability of a litigious and increased-enforcement environment?
As the Bank of America website outage proved, "Assuming it's an attack or breach is now the default response," says ID theft expert Neal O'Farrell. So, how can organizations change that perception?
Payments are moving away from tangible currency to so-called new economies, where value relies more on reputation than currency. Venues such as Facebook facilitate e-commerce via new economies. But as with any change in the payments scheme, industry experts expect these new economies to be accompanied by new risks.
"You need to understand how you are currently using social media in your organization, and how you intend to use it, before you can define policies around social media," says Erika Del Giudice of Crowe Horwath.
A new, free guide on Facebook security, though geared for users, details the practices chief information security officers and other organizational security practitioners should share with their staffs to assure not only safe Internet hygiene when workers access Facebook from work, but for use with other social media...
When it comes to banning the use of social media in the workplace, Jenny Corotis Barnes, assistant general counsel at Ohio State University Medical Center, has a strong opinion: Forget about it.
"Veterans should have consistent and convenient access to reliable VA information real time using social media, whether on a smartphone or a computer," Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki says.
In social media policies, organizations are putting too much emphasis on what not to do, as opposed to how to navigate the space effectively, says social media expert Sherrie Madia.
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