Social media - Articles - Page 6

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.

State of Calif. Investigating Facebook for Privacy Practices

November 8, 2019

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a petition in the San Francisco Superior Court requesting that the court order Facebook Inc. to comply with an outstanding subpoena and investigative interrogatories issued by the Attorney General on behalf of the People of California.

Purdue University Develops App to Help First Responders During Natural Disasters

October 14, 2019

An app developed by professors at Purdue University allows first responders to monitor social media posts to find people in need of help during disasters.

Facebook, Instagram Introduce "Threads," Reportedly Designed With Privacy in Mind

October 4, 2019

Facebook has announced it will introduce a new feature to its Instagram application: "Threads."

How Sense of Privacy Threatens Facial Recognition's Protective Power

John McClurg

September 2, 2019

Anxious feelings towards facial recognition can, if unchecked, reach a point where they undermine common sense and our ability to leverage new technologies in the protection of the innocent and prosecution of the guilty.