Social network and digital security
- 1. Social network and digital security المتدرب عمل:بنجر إبراهيم محمد المقرر مدرب:م.العديني إبراهيم
- 2. INTRODUCTION Social networks are one of the simplest types of communication these days, reflecting a person's social picture. They can keep you attached to your avatar together for hours and make you forget the whole physical world around you. The social relationship network that builds up during your daily lives can be simply converted into your "profile" and made accessible to all your colleagues. Then there's a "following" notion that can make a nomad a rockstar. The world of images that you live share has only made you feel more about your presence. Everything seems so amusing that one would rarely think of leaving this "world" and becoming an offline monk. But the more comfortable and connected we are to these locations, the more casual and careless we are to share private information about ourselves.
- 3. As of May 2012, five major social networking locations 1. Facebook. 2. Twitter. 3. Google+. 4. LinkedIn. 5. Pinterest. Although the use of websites and apps on social networks is increasingly daily, users are not conscious of the dangers associated with uploading sensitive data.
- 4. PRIVACY ISSUES - Security risks The related safety dangers are also growing tremendously with growing use of SNSs. Theft of identity, phishing, scam, cyber bullying etc. are some of the safety hazards. People use SNSs such as facebook, twitter, etc. to provide their private information. This information is stored in SNS and is not safe due to the absence of adequate safety methods introduced in SNSs. - Identity Theft Some of the attacker's attack by applying for authorization to access the data given in the SNS profile. When a customer enables, they get all the data and can readily misuse it without the understanding or permissions of the customer.
- 5. - Profiling Risk Risk profiling is the risk of profile cloning. The attackers are retrieving users ' private data and making a profile clone. They do this to harm their social picture or for other reasons such as knowing about victims ' friends. This is the SNS's most common security risk because it's very simple to do without the user's consent. - Fake Product Sale The attacker advertises on the SNSs for selling goods offering enormous discount and their profile data goes to the attackers when the user clicks on the product advertisement. Sometimes all account data is collected by the attackers when the customer attempts to buy and offer their account data for payment and they misuse this data.
- 6. ATTACKING SCENARIOS Conventional Attacking Scenarios 1. CBIR( Content based Image Retrieval) The attacker can understand a user's place in this situation by matching the image patterns connected with the user's profile. Attack type is performed to understand the user's present place. 2. Click jacking This is another form of situation of assault where the attacker posts some videos or posts to the victim and some malicious activities are done when the victim clicks on the page. This is prevalent in Facebook with the name of jacking, which is when a user wants a page, a photo, or a video that the attackers trap the user.
- 7. PREVENTION STRATEGIES - Beware of strangers The internet makes it easy for individuals to misrepresent their private identities and intentions. Limiting the individuals who are permitted to contact you on these locations is always suggested. - Be sceptical Don't think in everything you're reading online. People create a lot of errors and post fake or misleading data on various subjects, including data about their own identity. - Evaluate your settings Make sure you keep the privacy settings of the site updated. The default settings may allow anyone to view your "profile," but you may have an option to customize your settings to limit access only to certain individuals.
- 8. CONCLUSION Ultimately, the only solution to social network privacy and security issues is to get some knowledge of how to get fooled. Don't post anything you'd like to hide from a stranger. Be cautious who you add as a "buddy" as there is simply no way online to verify the real identity of a user. We suggested a secure communication architecture between users and a safe request-response architecture for user-to-user exchange of data. Keep your system up to date and tidy. Keep your senses open while you are using the internet and never jump to conclusions. Analyze the content thoroughly before doing anything. And remember, there are no free lunches in this world.