From the course: ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (2024) Cert Prep

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Social networking

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Social networking

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- [Instructor] While many people view social networking as a way to chat with friends and share career and personal updates, organizations take social networking very seriously. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn are valuable business tools that organizations may use to connect with customers, communicate with stakeholders, and recruit potential employees. It's very important to implement strong security practices designed to keep those social networking accounts secure. One of the most common attacks against corporate social media accounts is when an attacker hijacks an account. This commonly occurs when an account has a weak password, or the attacker manages to use social engineering to trick a customer service representative into granting them account access. For example, Tesla recently had their Twitter account hacked, and the perpetrator posted this tweet advertising that Tesla was giving away vehicles to anyone who called a listed phone number. Now, that phone number…

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