Securing the Clicks Network Security in the Age of Social Media

by Gary Bahadur, Jason Inasi, Alex de Carvalho

Overview

Defend against corporate espionage launched from social networks

Protect your organization from devastating social media attacks with instruction from a team of information security experts. Securing the Clicks: Network Security in the Age of Social Media explains the latest threats along with detailed fixes, best practices, and "from the headlines" case studies. Find out how to analyze risk, implement robust security protocols, and enforce social media usage policies. Regulatory compliance, online reputation management, and incident response are also covered in this comprehensive volume.

• Assess your global social media presence and identify vulnerabilities
• Establish solid security policies at every level of your organization
• Allocate resources for planning, administration, and corrective action
• Monitor usage by employees, clients, competitors, and the public
• Block cyberstalking. phishing, malware, and identity theft exploits
• Guard intellectual property rights, trademarks, copyrights, and logos
• Preserve your brand image using online reputation management tools

Gary Bahadur is the founder and CEO of KRAA Security [www.kraasecurity.com/social-media-security], which protects organizations from threats through a combination of prevention services. He was the cofounder and CIO of Foundstone, Inc.

Jason Inasi is CEO and cofounder of The Factory Interactive {www.thefactoryi.com], a digital design and marketing agency, and president of Inasi Group, an international, multidisciplinary, technology advisory firm.

Alex de Carvalho is vice president of business development and community at VoxMed, cofounder of The Startup Forum, director of social media at Medimix International, and adjunct professor of social media at the University of Miami.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071769068
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/22/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Gary Bahadur, CISSP, is the founder of KRAA Security and a social media security consultancy. He was co-founder and Chief Information Officer of Foundstone, Inc., a security vulnerability risk management firm that provided security consulting and training services and technical infrastructure implementation and was sold to McAfee in 2004. Mr. Bahadur is a frequent speaker at security conferences and writes for a number of security-related publications, including Information Security Magazine and SysAdmin Magazine.

Jason Inasi is CEO and creative director at The Factory Interactive, a Miami-based digital design and identity development agency specializing in brand identity, SEO, mobile and Web applications, and business-to-business collaboration. He speaks widely on social media.

Alex de Carvalho is VP of Business Development & Community at VoxMed, co-founder of The Startup Forum, director of social media at Medimix International, and adjunct professor of social media at the University of Miami. He has more than 15 years of experience directing business development at online media and mobile content companies.

Table of Contents

Part I: Assessing Social Media Security Chapter 1. The Social Media Security Process Chapter 2. Security Strategy Analysis: Foundation of Your Security Policy Chapter 3. Monitoring in the Social Media Landscape Part II: Assessing Social Media Threats Chapter 4. Threat Assessment Chapter 5. What Can Go Wrong Part III: Operations, Policies, & Processes Chapter 6. Social Media Security Policy Best Practices Chapter 7. Human Resources: Strategy & Collaboration Chapter 8. Utilization of Resources: Strategy & Collaboration Chapter 9. Monetary Considerations: Strategy & Collaboration Chapter 10. Operations Management: Strategy & Collaboration Chapter 11. Reputation Management: Strategy & Collaboration Part IV: Monitoring & Reporting Chapter 12. Human Resources Monitoring & Reporting Chapter 13. Utilization Monitoring & Reporting Chapter 14. Monetary Monitoring & Reporting Chapter 15. Operations Management Monitoring & Reporting Chapter 16. Reputation Management Monitoring & Reporting Part V: Social Media 3.0 Chapter 17. Assessing Your Social Media Strategy Chapter 18. The Future of Social Media Security Appendix: Resource Guide Index