Security Risks in Social Media Technologies

Preface

Security measures can be used by management, IT staff, and users in participatory or collaborative service provision within the public sector. Security Risks in Social Media Technologies explores this issue. Topics are targeted, and issues raised and lessons learned are analyzed. This book helps readers understand the risks posed by Web 2.0 applications and gives clear guidance on how to mitigate those risks. The body of the book is concerned with social media, the dominant Web 2.0 technology associated with security in the public sector. The scope, however, includes more than social networking. Among other things there are wikis, and these are being used in the public service. As an example, the military use wikis. The body of the ...