Secure Value by Keeping Up with Changes in Social Networking

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Security and privacy issues in the social media space are evolving so rapidly it seems impossible to keep up; you need to invest some time to stay informed!

Last May I did a series of public presentations on Social Media.  The Columbus ISACA chapter is co-hosting a session on social media with the local chapter of the IIA called: LinkedWorking: Utilizing Social Media to Advance & Enhance Business.  That session will include a panel discussion on social media which I facilitating.

In reviewing social media through the security and privacy prism these changes have occured in less than a year:

• Twitter lost confidential information stored in GoogleDocs because of poor password discipline
• Bloggers now have disclosure rules based on new regulations from the FTC.
• Facebook has changed its privacy module.
• Twitter has begun to offer Verified Profiles to celebs and VIPs.
• New threats have emerged on the landscape.

What changes do you see in the next 8 months?