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University of Phoenix
CYB 110 – Foundations of Security
Abstract
Social Networking has changed the way we interact with friends and associates.
Social Networks, like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, and Snapchat
play a big role in our lives, but what we don’t realize, they are also high risk for
security threats. Millions of users are online using these networking tools, they not only
attract friends and family, but they also attract people wanting to cause harm for their
benefit. We will explore threats that these types of interactions can pose to a company
and best way to mitigate these threats at a company and as an individual.
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Social Networking has changed the way we interact with friends and associates.
Social Networks, like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, and Snapchat play
a big role in our lives, but what we don’t realize, they are also high risk for security
threats.
We will create a play book that will highlight threats of social media and what it
poses to a company if using it in your workplace. We will also look at a scenario where
an employee has clicked on a website in an email that was received on a company
email. We will identify steps mitigate/resolve these threats and securing email.
Threats of online Interaction for company
• Leakage of confidential information
• Employee distraction from core responsibilities
Potential risk presented by inappropriate use of social media
• Loss of Intellectual Property –employees posting information of projects that
they are working on, company developments
• Hacking – leaves users open to risk such as virus, malware, phishing scams and
identity theft
Cyber-attacks on companies with 250 or fewer employees doubled in the first six
months of last year—and the loss per attack was more than $188,000 on average. The
effect of cyber-attacks on the American economy is a high cost of $100 billion annually,
according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Steps to keep Intellectual property safe
• Know what intellectual property your company has
• Know where your intellectual property is – Printers, Copiers, Scanners and fax
machines
• Prioritize your intellectual property – map company asserts
• Educate employees about intellectual property – training
Steps to securing use of email at company
• Encrypt email and server connections
• Verify
• Be wary pf web-bases e-mail
• Educate employees
• Update software and operating system
• Scan e-mail content
• Vet vendors
Resolution to email being hacked
1. Run trusted Anti-Virus Program
2. Change passwords
3. Contact other online services attached to that email
4. Notify people you know
5. Change security questions
6. Report hack by contacting email provided
7. Create a new email account
8. Contact Credit Agencies
9. Consider your ID Protection options
10. Get totally secured
References
1. 5 Threats To Your Security When Using Social Media(2013). Retrieved from
https://www.adweek.com/digital/5-social-media-threats/
2. Top five risks companies face when using social media(). Retrieved from
https://techxb.com/top-five-risks-companies-face-when-using-social-media/
3. What to Do if Your Email Account Has Been Hacked(2020). Retrieved from
https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/what-to-do-if-your-email-account-has-
been-hacked
