Awareness & Policy Approach
Before a organization gets involved with having a social media presence; the company needs to understand the risks that are associated with it. Equally if not more important is the application of an efficient social media policy, in attempt to govern information from the inside-out.
Why Should I Care About Privacy on Social Media?
Social media creates threats to an organization through hackers prowling using shortened URLs which are created with bit.ly. They can also use spyware on other smart devices such as tablets, mobile devices and iPads via downloads. Then the spyware gives the hacker the user’s information based on information given on social media accounts. Therefore, this can give hackers access to your email account(s), just clicking forgot password on websites when signing in.
Here are
some tips to help protect privacy on social media:
1.
Create strong passwords that contain alphanumeric data,
that can be difficult to guess. E.g. Ihampti4yo9$$ or
Ila&c9$$.
2. Always review social media accounts and
notifications and monitor settings to protect sensitive
data on the account
3. Make sure to install a good
anti-spyware AND anti-virus software that will protect
your machine from spyware, malware, and other security
threats
4. ALWAYS UPDATE current applications,
passwords, operating systems and patches!
As an organization its important to be
aware of data mining as well. The video below shows aspects that
an organization should be aware of when having a social
media profile.
Social Media & Employee Policy
While social media is predominantly perceived as a personal activity, poor security habits and inappropriate use of networking sites can have a lasting, damaging effect on a business’ security and reputation.In regard to protecting your business' reputation, the National Labor Relations ACT (NLRA) does not protect employees who post maliciously false, offensive or inappropriate comments about their employer or clients. The video below shows some of the social media policy best practices: