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SecureMySocial Issued 5th US Patent For Social Media Security Technology

Joseph Steinberg

I am happy (and proud) to announce that SecureMySocial, a cybersecurity company that I co-founded, has been issued its fifth United States patent for social media security. The patent was issued by the United States Patent Office on September 6th, 2022, with a priority date going back over a decade, to June of 2012.

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Social Media and Travel: Be Careful of What You Share

Security Boulevard

Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. The Risks of Oversharing on Social Media When we post about […] The post Social Media and Travel: Be Careful of What You Share appeared first on BlackCloak | Protect Your Digital Life™. However, this convenience comes with a price.

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Hiding Malware in Social Media Buttons

Schneier on Security

The syntax for hiding the skimmer’s source code as a social media button perfectly mimics an ‘svg’ element named using social media platform names (e.g., facebook_full, twitter_full, instagram_full, youtube_full, pinterest_full, and google_full).

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Do Not Post Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card On Social Media

Joseph Steinberg

It seems like every day that I see social media posts in which people share photos of the official COVID-19 vaccine card that they have received after being vaccinated against the novel coronavirus that has inflicted tremendous suffering worldwide over the past year. Sample CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Card.

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Social media influencers targeted by identity thieves

Malwarebytes

Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thieves. In October of 2023, the Federal Trade Commission warned people with a lot of social media followers they might be the target of scammers. Don’t let any person or app create posts on social media on your behalf. Unless their account falls into the wrong hands.

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Ant Media Server Flaw Grants Local Users Root Access (CVE-2024-32656)

Penetration Testing

A serious security vulnerability in Ant Media Server, a popular streaming solution used by thousands of organizations, has been uncovered by the Praetorian red team.

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5 free OSINT tools for social media

We Live Security

A roundup of some of the handiest tools for the collection and analysis of publicly available data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms The post 5 free OSINT tools for social media appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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