Articles Tagged with ''social media ''

Clubhouse API allows everyone to scrape public user data

April 13, 2021

Recently, an SQL database containing data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users was posted on a hacker forum for anyone to access. The data included names, user IDs, social media profile names and other details about clubhouse users.

Misinformation is a real threat to cybersecurity and the enterprise

Misinformation campaigns will dominate cybersecurity headaches in 2021

Bruce Potter

January 20, 2021

Social media campaigns designed to spread false information about companies is a growing issue and will soon be a top-level concern for security professionals and executives in every industry. With misinformation on the rise, here are a few things CSOs and their teams can start doing today to prepare.

The young endangered: Is cyber radicalization intensifying in the age of COVID?

Tasneem Tahrin

January 6, 2021

Across the globe, radicalization, or Islamist extremism to be more specific, surfaced during the pandemic even when it wasn’t expected. Earlier in June, for example, Bangladesh’s 10 Minute School founder, Ayman Sadiq, received online death threats by an unknown Islamist group. Even in the developed world, it has become evident that cyber radicalization in young people is growing during the pandemic.

Election 2020: The devastating social impact of bad bots

Pascal Podvin

November 2, 2020

As we head into the final day before the 2020 election, disinformation on social media continues to make headlines as a means to sway public opinion and to discourage people from voting. For example, swing states have been targeted with evolving disinformation tactics in an attempt to influence what happens in the voting booth, while Black and Latino voters have been flooded with messages aimed to depress turnout by fueling cynicism and distrust in the political process.

Facebook: Russians once again targeting Americans with disinformation

September 2, 2020

The Russian group that meddled in the 2016 election (Internet Research Agency) is now using sham accounts and a fake left-wing news site to sow disinformation, according to The New York Times.

FBI sees rise in online shopping scams

August 4, 2020

The FBI says that an increasing number of victims are being directed to fraudulent websites via social media platforms and popular online search engines.

Average American Had Personal Information Stolen at Least 4 Times in 2019

May 19, 2020

Personal finance website Interest.com determined that the average American had their personal data stolen about once every three months or about four times over the course of the year,

The Effect of Continued Education on Your Security Career

Jerry J. Brennan

April 1, 2020

Today's security executive needs to expand their business acumen and develop broad organizational skills and competencies in order to be valued as part of the leadership team.

Career Intelligence

4 Leadership Attributes Essential to Your Career

Leadership attributes relating to management are often divided into four areas: Thought, People, Results and Personal.

Jerry J. Brennan

March 1, 2020

How do thought, people, results and personal attributes affect your career?

Guilt by Association – Public References and Their Impact on Your Security Career

Jerry J. Brennan

February 2, 2020

Critical steps in security recruitment for both employers and candidates are background or reference checks.

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Articles Tagged with ''social media ''

Clubhouse API allows everyone to scrape public user data

Misinformation campaigns will dominate cybersecurity headaches in 2021

The young endangered: Is cyber radicalization intensifying in the age of COVID?

Election 2020: The devastating social impact of bad bots

Facebook: Russians once again targeting Americans with disinformation

FBI sees rise in online shopping scams

Average American Had Personal Information Stolen at Least 4 Times in 2019

The Effect of Continued Education on Your Security Career

4 Leadership Attributes Essential to Your Career

Guilt by Association – Public References and Their Impact on Your Security Career

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