Security and Vulnerability Assessment of Social Media Sites: An Exploratory Study

Autor/inn/en	Zhao, Jensen; Zhao, Sherry Y.
Titel	Security and Vulnerability Assessment of Social Media Sites: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Business, 90 (2015) 8, S.458-466 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2323
DOI	10.1080/08832323.2015.1095705
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Information Security; Information Policy; Privacy; Information Networks; Access to Information; Computer Networks; Comparative Education; Comparative Analysis; Content Analysis; Audits (Verification); Computer Software Evaluation; Computer Security + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Informationspolitik; Privatsphäre; Informationsnetz; Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Inhaltsanalyse; Softwareanalyse; Computervirus; Computersicherheit
Abstract	While the growing popularity of social media has brought many benefits to society, it has also resulted in privacy and security threats. The authors assessed the security and vulnerability of 50 social media sites. The findings indicate that most sites (a) posted privacy and security policies but only a minority stated clearly their execution of the key security measures; (b) had network information that was publicly available through Internet search, which was vulnerable to cyber intrusion; and (c) were secured with firewalls, filters, or port closures, with only few ports detected as open, which need further improvement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01