Countering Social Engineering through Social Media: An Enterprise Security Perspective

Heidi Wilcox, Maumita Bhattacharya

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Abstract

The increasing threat of social engineers targeting social media channels to advance their attack effectiveness on company data has seen many organizations introducing initiatives to better understand these vulnerabilities. This paper examines concerns of social engineering through social media within the enterprise and explores countermeasures undertaken to stem ensuing risk. Also included is an analysis of existing social media security policies and guidelines within the public and private sectors.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCCI 2015
Place of PublicationUnited States
PublisherSpringer-Verlag London Ltd.
Pages54-64
Number of pages11
Volume9330
ISBN (Electronic)9783319243054
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventInternational Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence Technologies and Applications - Madrid, Spain, Spain
Duration: 21 Sept 201523 Sept 2015

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence Technologies and Applications
Country/TerritorySpain
Period21/09/1523/09/15

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