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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 Risks Increasing in 2021

Security Boulevard

Businesses, employees and their customers rely on social media interactions more than ever since COVID-19 arrived. However, social media usage should raise certain privacy concerns. In other words, users trust that social media platforms will protect and secure their personal information and data.

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Voice Cloning Conundrum: Navigating Deepfakes in Synthetic Media

SecureWorld News

AI voice cloning enables stunningly realistic impersonation, posing critical fraud and identity theft risks. Originally coined to describe synthetic media generated by deep learning technologies, deepfakes refer to highly realistic digital content, whether images, videos, or audio, that is indistinguishable from real media.

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Cybersecurity Woes, Lax Patching Put Media Companies At Risk

Security Boulevard

The secure production, distribution and management of media is being threatened by a complex, fragmented third-party ecosystem leaving the media industry exposed to potential cybersecurity threats, a survey by BlueVoyant found. The percentage of media vendors.

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News alert: Security Risk Advisors offers free workshop to help select optimal OT security tools

The Last Watchdog

May 8, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of their OT/XIoT Detection Selection Workshop, a complimentary offering designed to assist organizations in selecting the most suitable operational technology (OT) and Extended Internet of Things (XIoT) security tools for their unique environments.

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10 things to avoid posting on social media – and why

We Live Security

Do you often take to social media to broadcast details from your life? Here’s why this habit may put your privacy and security at risk.

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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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