Threats to corporate networks from social media
Private and corporate users should be aware of the following social and technical security threats before sharing data on a social networking site or expanding their channels, groups, or profiles:
- Data theft: Social networking sites are massive databases that are accessed by many people all over the world, increasing the danger of data exploitation.
- Unintentional data leaks: Employees may mistakenly share sensitive material about their firm on social networking sites in the absence of a robust policy that draws clear distinctions between personal and corporate information, which could aid an attacker in launching an attack on a target organization.
- Focused attacks: Attackers utilize information provided on social networking sites to perform targeted attacks on specific users or businesses.
- Vulnerability in the network: All social networking sites have weaknesses and problems, such as login issues and Java vulnerabilities...
