Social Media
Social Networks and their impact on Availability, Confidentiality and Integrity
Musa Ramadhani
Davenport University
IAAS 667 - Legal and Ethical Security Topics
Deanne Cranford-Wesley
Table of Contents
Abstract3
Introduction4
Problem Statement7
Literature Review8
Findings11
Military Families12
Identifying your social media users16
Common myths about Social Media17
Data leakage and non-disclosure17
Social Media Squatting18
A new generation of hackers18
The high cost of inaction19
Harm to brand reputation19
Lost productivity19
Strains on bandwidth20
Implementing effective Practices20
Recommendations 21
Creating an Account21
General Recommendations22
Conclusion26
References28
Abstract
Social networking sites spread information faster than any other media. Over 50% of people learn about breaking news on social media. 65% of traditional media reporters and editors use sites like Facebook and LinkedIn for story research, and 52% use Twitter. Social networking sites are the top news source for 27.8% of Americans, ranking close to newspapers (28.8%) and above radio (18.8%) and other print publications (6%). Twitter and YouTube users reported the July 20, 2012 Aurora, CO theater shooting before news crews could arrive on the scene, and the Red Cross urged witnesses to tell family members they were safe via social media outlets.
In the same breath one could argue that social media enables the spread of unreliable and false information. 49.1% of people have heard false news via social media. On Sep. 5, 2012 false rumors of fires, shootouts, and caravans of gunmen in a Mexico City suburb spread via Twitter and Facebook caused panic, flooded the local police department with over 3,000 phone calls, and temporarily closed schools. Shashank Tripathi, tweeting as @ComfortablySmug, spread false information in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy by posting on Twitter that the New York Stock Exchange was flooding and that the power company would cut off
Musa Ramadhani
Davenport University
IAAS 667 - Legal and Ethical Security Topics
Deanne Cranford-Wesley
Table of Contents
Abstract3
Introduction4
Problem Statement7
Literature Review8
Findings11
Military Families12
Identifying your social media users16
Common myths about Social Media17
Data leakage and non-disclosure17
Social Media Squatting18
A new generation of hackers18
The high cost of inaction19
Harm to brand reputation19
Lost productivity19
Strains on bandwidth20
Implementing effective Practices20
Recommendations 21
Creating an Account21
General Recommendations22
Conclusion26
References28
Abstract
Social networking sites spread information faster than any other media. Over 50% of people learn about breaking news on social media. 65% of traditional media reporters and editors use sites like Facebook and LinkedIn for story research, and 52% use Twitter. Social networking sites are the top news source for 27.8% of Americans, ranking close to newspapers (28.8%) and above radio (18.8%) and other print publications (6%). Twitter and YouTube users reported the July 20, 2012 Aurora, CO theater shooting before news crews could arrive on the scene, and the Red Cross urged witnesses to tell family members they were safe via social media outlets.
In the same breath one could argue that social media enables the spread of unreliable and false information. 49.1% of people have heard false news via social media. On Sep. 5, 2012 false rumors of fires, shootouts, and caravans of gunmen in a Mexico City suburb spread via Twitter and Facebook caused panic, flooded the local police department with over 3,000 phone calls, and temporarily closed schools. Shashank Tripathi, tweeting as @ComfortablySmug, spread false information in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy by posting on Twitter that the New York Stock Exchange was flooding and that the power company would cut off
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