Alert your connections if your Social Networking Account get compromised
Social Network attacks are becoming more popular as daily we receive news of accounts being compromised or credentials stolen and sold. What do you do when you find yourself fallen victim to such as attack? NetworkWorld has some suggestions:
Acknowledge the attack to anyone who might have been adversely impacted; Be detailed: Tell them what message they might have received as a result of the malware/phishing and what might have happened as a result; Caution your contacts: Use this as an opportunity to remind everyone that just because they think a message comes from someone they know, there really is no way of telling for sure. If they ever do click a link that then leads to a login page or to a video codec install, they should close the page immediately and contact their friend via some other method to inquire (and possibly alert them) about the seemingly malicious link.
When Twitter accounts are phished, the 140 character limitation makes it a bit harder to convey the message. Using as few words as possible, try to include enough details about the message sent so folks can identify it, ended with a brief “I’m sorry”. Don’t ever include a link in that apology; after all, it was clicking on a link that got folks in trouble in the first place.
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William J McBorrough is a Security Expert with many years of success Managing, Designing, and Implementing medium and large enterprise Physical and Information Technology Security Solutions. His experience spans the spectrum from small e-commerce start-ups to multi-campus state and federal agencies to global financial sector organizations. He is on the faculty of various universities including University of Maryland University College, EC-Council University, George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College where he conducts research and teach graduate and undergraduate courses relating to cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberterrorism, and information security and assurance. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Computing Engineering with a concentration in digital networks and a Masters of Science in Information Security and Assurance. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk Information System Control (CRISC), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).He is well versed in personnel, systems and network security risk management. His core competencies include Developing cost effective solutions to enable mission assurance in the following areas: Enterprise Risk Management, IT Governance, Security Organization Development, Information Security and Assurance
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