Securing the Clicks Network Security in the Age of Social Media

Wrap Up

IT security budgets have not yet clearly defined line items for social media security. Trying to retrofit the IT security budget and assume tools already purchased for data loss prevention will cover all your social media security concerns is not going to give you enough coverage. Social media security threats should be viewed just as other IT threats, such as virus attacks and hacker attacks, are viewed; dedicated tools and budgets must be identified to manage the risk. Whether you use free online tools and resources or paid resources, you have to address the costs of both threats and responses.

The threat assessment process identifies the threats and, for each threat, its ease of exploitation, impact, and the mitigation tactics necessary ...