Five Steps to Defend Against Social Media Weaponization
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Covers how cyber-adversaries use social networks and apps across attack phases—reconnaissance, exploit delivery, command-and-control, and digital extortion—and shows how social media amplifies traditional attack methods. Gives five practical, immediate steps security leaders can take to strengthen defenses for business, brand, and personnel against these weaponized social platforms.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:38Social media weaponization
- 5:04Tactics can be sophisticated
- 6:20They're effective too
- 8:21Fake accounts and why you should care FB'S MONTHLY AVERAGE USERS IMAUS AND FAKE ACCOUNTS
- 13:04"Mean time to remediation" is a crucial KPI
- 13:27Five core actions of digital risk protection
- 15:43Simplify further to three key steps
- 16:03Map business context for better risk scoring
- 18:10Address capability gaps
- 18:52Final recommendations
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