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How to protect against rising social media threats

January 7, 2022

Enterprise security leaders can learn the five types of social media risk and follow these steps to help mitigate it and develop long-term risk management strategies in their organizations.

TikTok trend sparks nationwide school shooting and disinformation concerns

Madeline Lauver

December 21, 2021

A viral warning based on non-credible threats of school violence caused real-world security responses after a video went viral on TikTok. The phenomenon raises questions about the effects of mis- and disinformation.

Delaware develops cybersecurity education program

September 27, 2021

The programming will provide information on multi-factor authentication, securing email and social media accounts and detecting spam risks for senior citizens.

The risk and resiliency of misinformation

Anticipating the risks of meme culture

Preston Hogue

August 30, 2021

Cultural and societal movements that originate and gain momentum online can spill over into the real world. What are the consequences to enterprises?

Incorporating automated threat detection in the security operations center (SOC)

Putting the "global" in GSOCs: How to build a comprehensive digital risk protection approach

Johnmichael O'Hare

February 18, 2021

The complexities of corporate security call for truly global visibility and situational awareness. To get there, GSOCs should consider adopting a program of threat intelligence and digital risk protection (DRP) to keep digital assets safe.

Twitter finds security vulnerability in Android app

August 7, 2020

Twitter has announced that it has found a security vulnerability in its Android app.

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.

Phone spear phishing allowed hackers to gain Twitter employee credentials

August 3, 2020

Twitter has released additional information on their investigation into the compromise that occurred on July 15, 2020. The attack, says the company, started with a spear phishing attack on a select group of employees that "relied on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees and exploit human vulnerabilities to gain access to [Twitter's] internal systems."

UCSD and USD investigating social media accounts posting hate speech

July 31, 2020

UC San Diego denounced an Instagram account claiming an affiliation with the university that posted "hateful, racist content" on its page, while a similar investigation was underway at the University of San Diego, according to a news report.

How "Militia-Sphere" Platforms Have Grown Exponentially During COVID-19

June 12, 2020

A new report, COVID-19, Conspiracy and Contagious Sedition: A Case Study on the Militia-Sphere, details how the Militia-sphere’s messaging has grown increasingly extreme as the pandemic has progressed, to the point of threatening and enacting violent attacks.

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