Facebook Security Breach. Security Risk Analysis and Recommendation

Facebook Security Breach. Security Risk Analysis and Recommendation
Author: Oluwagbenga Afolabi
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3668715882

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Communications - Multimedia, Internet, New Technologies, grade: 100.00, Saint Leo University, language: English, abstract: Facebook has revolutionized the way people (End-users) communicate with peers and close relatives, these users share personal information with Facebook. The platform, in turn, uses these users’ information to match them with other users who share similarities in information through algorithms. The primary focus of this paper is on the security implications of users sharing their personal information on Facebook. Additionally, we will examine the recent data security breach on Facebook involving Cambridge analytical and its implication for Facebook and other data mining entities. The analysis will examine the loophole exploited by third-party apps to gain elevated access to users and sub-user data. We also want to establish if Facebook is taken appropriate steps to safeguard user information by following the federal trade commission guidelines in protecting user information

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1633697886

No data is completely safe. Cyberattacks on companies and individuals are on the rise and growing not only in number but also in ferocity. And while you may think your company has taken all the precautionary steps to prevent an attack, no individual, company, or country is safe. Cybersecurity can no longer be left exclusively to IT specialists. Improving and increasing data security practices and identifying suspicious activity is everyone's responsibility, from the boardroom to the break room. Cybersecurity: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review brings you today's most essential thinking on cybersecurity, from outlining the challenges to exploring the solutions, and provides you with the critical information you need to prepare your company for the inevitable hack. The lessons in this book will help you get everyone in your organization on the same page when it comes to protecting your most valuable assets. Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues--blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more--each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow. You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas--and prepare you and your company for the future.

Why Don't We Defend Better?

Why Don't We Defend Better?
Author: Robert H. Sloan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2019-07-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1351127284

The wave of data breaches raises two pressing questions: Why don’t we defend our networks better? And, what practical incentives can we create to improve our defenses? Why Don't We Defend Better?: Data Breaches, Risk Management, and Public Policy answers those questions. It distinguishes three technical sources of data breaches corresponding to three types of vulnerabilities: software, human, and network. It discusses two risk management goals: business and consumer. The authors propose mandatory anonymous reporting of information as an essential step toward better defense, as well as a general reporting requirement. They also provide a systematic overview of data breach defense, combining technological and public policy considerations. Features Explains why data breach defense is currently often ineffective Shows how to respond to the increasing frequency of data breaches Combines the issues of technology, business and risk management, and legal liability Discusses the different issues faced by large versus small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) Provides a practical framework in which public policy issues about data breaches can be effectively addressed

Privacy Risk Analysis of Online Social Networks

Privacy Risk Analysis of Online Social Networks
Author: Sourya Joyee De
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2022-06-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3031023552

The social benefit derived from Online Social Networks (OSNs) can lure users to reveal unprecedented volumes of personal data to an online audience that is much less trustworthy than their offline social circle. Even if a user hides his personal data from some users and shares with others, privacy settings of OSNs may be bypassed, thus leading to various privacy harms such as identity theft, stalking, or discrimination. Therefore, users need to be assisted in understanding the privacy risks of their OSN profiles as well as managing their privacy settings so as to keep such risks in check, while still deriving the benefits of social network participation. This book presents to its readers how privacy risk analysis concepts such as privacy harms and risk sources can be used to develop mechanisms for privacy scoring of user profiles and for supporting users in privacy settings management in the context of OSNs. Privacy scoring helps detect and minimize the risks due to the dissemination and use of personal data. The book also discusses many open problems in this area to encourage further research.

Risk Assessment and Countermeasures for Cybersecurity

Risk Assessment and Countermeasures for Cybersecurity
Author: Almaiah, Mohammed Amin
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2024-05-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The relentless growth of cyber threats poses an escalating challenge to our global community. The current landscape of cyber threats demands a proactive approach to cybersecurity, as the consequences of lapses in digital defense reverberate across industries and societies. From data breaches to sophisticated malware attacks, the vulnerabilities in our interconnected systems are glaring. As we stand at the precipice of a digital revolution, the need for a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity risks and effective countermeasures has never been more pressing. Risk Assessment and Countermeasures for Cybersecurity is a book that clarifies many of these challenges in the realm of cybersecurity. It systematically navigates the web of security challenges, addressing issues that range from cybersecurity risk assessment to the deployment of the latest security countermeasures. As it confronts the threats lurking in the digital shadows, this book stands as a catalyst for change, encouraging academic scholars, researchers, and cybersecurity professionals to collectively fortify the foundations of our digital world.

Enhancing Data Security in Large Organizations. A Facebook Case Study

Enhancing Data Security in Large Organizations. A Facebook Case Study
Author: Bandar Hezam
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9783346939586

Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Law - IT law, grade: A, Munich University of Policy (cyberjaya), course: MBA, language: English, abstract: This text delves deeply into the realm of cybersecurity, particularly focusing on the handling of sensitive data by large organizations, using Facebook as a case study. The goal is to foster an awareness of the significance of data protection and cybersecurity in today's digitalized world and how companies can enhance their data security strategies. In the first chapter, a comprehensive introduction to the data and cybersecurity sphere is presented, discussing various data types and the importance of data protection and pertinent laws. It underscores the increasing sensitivity of data, especially Personal Identifiable Information (PII), and the escalating necessity for cybersecurity measures. The second chapter zeroes in on the organization Facebook, starting with an overview of the company's background, followed by an analysis of data breaches that the company experienced in the past. It also explores the impacts these data breaches had on Facebook and the measures the company undertook in response to them. The document concludes with recommendations on how organizations can optimize their cybersecurity strategies, followed by a conclusion that encapsulates the key findings.

Employee Risk Management

Employee Risk Management
Author: Helen Rideout
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-09-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749471611

Employee Risk Management presents a straightforward, legally-grounded process that will enable employers to identify, manage and reduce the potential threats that come with every employee - as well as with anyone else who works for the organization, including contractors, volunteers, interns and temps. It covers everything from recruitment through to the end of the employment relationship. Readers will learn how to protect against threats as diverse as: managing employee social media use, an ageing workforce, remote working risks, data security and data protection. Online supporting resources for this book include downloadable whitepapers and a social media checklist template.

Cyber Risk Management

Cyber Risk Management
Author: Christopher J Hodson
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2019-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749484136

Most organizations are undergoing a digital transformation of some sort and are looking to embrace innovative technology, but new ways of doing business inevitably lead to new threats which can cause irreparable financial, operational and reputational damage. In an increasingly punitive regulatory climate, organizations are also under pressure to be more accountable and compliant. Cyber Risk Management clearly explains the importance of implementing a cyber security strategy and provides practical guidance for those responsible for managing threat events, vulnerabilities and controls, including malware, data leakage, insider threat and Denial-of-Service. Examples and use cases including Yahoo, Facebook and TalkTalk, add context throughout and emphasize the importance of communicating security and risk effectively, while implementation review checklists bring together key points at the end of each chapter. Cyber Risk Management analyzes the innate human factors around risk and how they affect cyber awareness and employee training, along with the need to assess the risks posed by third parties. Including an introduction to threat modelling, this book presents a data-centric approach to cyber risk management based on business impact assessments, data classification, data flow modelling and assessing return on investment. It covers pressing developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and cloud mobility, and includes advice on responding to risks which are applicable for the environment and not just based on media sensationalism.

The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance

The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance
Author: Benjamin van Rooij
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1559
Release: 2021-05-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108754139

Compliance has become key to our contemporary markets, societies, and modes of governance across a variety of public and private domains. While this has stimulated a rich body of empirical and practical expertise on compliance, thus far, there has been no comprehensive understanding of what compliance is or how it influences various fields and sectors. The academic knowledge of compliance has remained siloed along different disciplinary domains, regulatory and legal spheres, and mechanisms and interventions. This handbook bridges these divides to provide the first one-stop overview of what compliance is, how we can best study it, and the core mechanisms that shape it. Written by leading experts, chapters offer perspectives from across law, regulatory studies, management science, criminology, economics, sociology, and psychology. This volume is the definitive and comprehensive account of compliance.

Operational Risk Management

Operational Risk Management
Author: Ariane Chapelle
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2018-12-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119549078

OpRisk Awards 2020 Book of the Year Winner! The Authoritative Guide to the Best Practices in Operational Risk Management Operational Risk Management offers a comprehensive guide that contains a review of the most up-to-date and effective operational risk management practices in the financial services industry. The book provides an essential overview of the current methods and best practices applied in financial companies and also contains advanced tools and techniques developed by the most mature firms in the field. The author explores the range of operational risks such as information security, fraud or reputation damage and details how to put in place an effective program based on the four main risk management activities: risk identification, risk assessment, risk mitigation and risk monitoring. The book also examines some specific types of operational risks that rank high on many firms' risk registers. Drawing on the author's extensive experience working with and advising financial companies, Operational Risk Management is written both for those new to the discipline and for experienced operational risk managers who want to strengthen and consolidate their knowledge.