Your business and Social Media

Social media threat

Your business, social media and the threats!!

Social media platforms are emerging quite rapidly in recent times and social media site like Facebook which has over 1 billion users globally is one of the most popular social networks for information sharing and business promotion.
Small businesses are embracing social media but they are not giving enough consideration to the dangers it potentially causes their business. Social media hackers try to access user profile and try to hack their personal information, on the other hand most organizations have their social profiles as well but they have concerns regarding security. Securing social media platforms is considered as one of the major challenges.

There are six simple and practical ways you can protect your network from becoming infected with malware originating from social networks:

– Train your employees to recognize scams
– Keep your employees updated on the latest threats
– Always update your software
– Keep antivirus on the PC on and patched at all times
– Recognize Apples can turn sour too
– Keep track of where your employees are visiting while surfing

 

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