Beware These 7 Holiday Season Social Media Scams

During the holiday season, criminals use various social-media borne scams to target holiday revelers. Here are some specific ones for which to watch out...

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SecureMySocial Granted Third Patent For Social Media Security

New York, NY – October 4, 2018 - SecureMySocial, Inc. is proud to announce that, on September 25th, the United States Patent Office granted the firm’s third patent covering various aspects of social media security.

Patent number US 10,084,787, entitled Systems and Methods for Securing Social Media for Users and Businesses and Rewarding for Enhancing Security, contains a robust invention that addresses the growing risk that information posted to social media may cause damage to businesses and individuals alike.

“SecureMySocial is proud to announce that it has received its third social media security patent at the same time that the world is increasingly focused on the risks of social media – from cyberbullying to election-affecting fake news to data leaks and other forms of problematic social media activity,” said SecureMySocial’s CEO, Joseph Steinberg.

SecureMySocial helps protect businesses and other organizations from data leaks, public-relations nightmares, and expensive lawsuits, while protecting employees from costly mistakes and cyber-bullying. It allows businesses to leverage the immense power of social media – and to utilize employees as de-facto brand ambassadors – in a far safer fashion than was possible before.

About SecureMySocial:

SecureMySocial protects businesses and people from the risks of inappropriate social media usage by warning users of social media in real time if they are making posts that could harm themselves or their employers. If so authorized, it can also automatically delete bad posts. By offering SecureMySocial to employees, businesses may reduce their exposure to bad publicity, human resource issues, lawsuits, and regulatory fines. www.SecureMySocial.com

Facebook Admits That Millions Of Private Posts May Have Accidentally Been Made Public

Yet, another reason to be careful what you post - bugs can lead to private posts becoming public.

Learn more here: Facebook Admits That Millions Of Private Posts May Have Accidentally Been Made Public

SecureMySocial Named To 2018 Cybersecurity 500 List

New York, NY - May 23, 2018 - SecureMySocial, a leading provider of social media security software, is proud to announce that it has been named to the 2018 Cybersecurity 500 list, a global compilation of the 500 leading companies that provide cybersecurity solutions and services.

The Cybersecurity 500 includes a wide range of prestigious firms, ranging from the largest and most recognizable brands in the industry, to venture-backed emerging players, to small startups with potentially game-changing technologies, to solution providers poised for growth around productized or vertically focused services. The list was created by, and is maintained by, Cybersecurity Ventures, after research that includes continuously looking at thousands of companies, soliciting feedback from CISOs, IT security practitioners, and service providers, and analyzing hundreds of cybersecurity events and news sources. The 2018 Cybersecurity 500 roster was announced at the Cyber Investing Summit in New York last week.

SecureMySocial offers technology that protects businesses and their employees from the risks of inappropriate social media usage. Its multi-patented system warns users of social media in real time if they are making posts that could harm themselves or their employers, even if such posts are made from home or from mobile devices. It can help companies comply with GDPR, as well as stop offensive posts, data leaks, and the sharing of fake news. SecureMySocial can even auto-delete problematic posts if so authorized. By offering SecureMySocial to employees, businesses may reduce their exposure to data leaks, spear phishing, bad publicity, human resource issues, lawsuits, and regulatory fines.

“CISOs and IT Security professionals at business of all sizes can no longer ignore the fact that criminals are exploiting social media as an attack surface and as a resource from which to gather information to be used in social engineering attacks,” said Steve Morgan, founder and Editor-In-Chief at Cybersecurity Ventures. “SecureMySocial was an early player in the space, and now has a patented, easy-to-use platform that protects enterprises from data leaks, reputational harm, regulatory and legal problems, and other issues that result from employee use – and misuse – of social media. Information security executives should put SecureMySocial on their short list of solutions to look at in this burgeoning category addressing a growing risk,” added Morgan.

“We are delighted to, for the third-year-in-a row, be recognized as one on the leading cybersecurity firms globally,” said Joseph Steinberg, CEO of SecureMySocial. “SecureMySocial’s multi-patented, game changing technology enables firms to leverage the true power of social media – including having their employees serve as de-facto brand ambassadors – while protecting both businesses and their employees against all sorts of blunders. In addition to protecting against data leaks, reconnaissance done by criminals for the purpose of crafting spear phishing emails, GDPR and HIPAA violations, and all sorts of other information-security risks, SecureMySocial can also help stop people from sharing fake news, making career-threatening tweets, and posting all sorts of other content that can damage their personal brands and those of their employers.”

About Cybersecurity Ventures

Cybersecurity Ventures is the world’s leading researcher and publisher of reports covering global cybercrime damage projections, cybersecurity spending forecasts, and cybersecurity employment figures. The firm delivers cybersecurity market data, insights, and ground-breaking predictions to a global audience of CIOs and IT executives, CSOs and CISOs, information security practitioners, cybersecurity company founders and CEOs, venture capitalists, corporate investors, business and finance executives, HR professionals, and government cyber defense leaders. Cybersecurity Ventures compiles and publishes the widely popular Cybersecurity 500 list of the world’s hottest and most innovative cybersecurity companies. Updated quarterly, the list is now in its ninth edition, and relied upon by cybersecurity decision makers, recommenders, and evaluators. Founded in 1999, Cybersecurity Ventures has offices in Menlo Park, Calif. and Long Island, N.Y. www.cybersecurityventures.com

About SecureMySocial

SecureMySocial protects businesses and people from the risks of inappropriate social media usage by warning users of social media in real time if they are making posts that could harm themselves or their employers. By offering SecureMySocial to employees, businesses may reduce their exposure to bad publicity, human resource issues, lawsuits, and regulatory fines. For more information please visit www.SecureMySocial.com, send email to info@SecureMySocial.com, or call +1 (646) 546-5621. SecureMySocial is on Twitter at @SecureMySocial - #SocialMedia #SocialMediaSecurity #SecureMySocial

SecureMySocial Management To Present At Cyber Investing Summit

SecureMySocial's CEO, Joseph Steinberg, and President, Shira Rubinoff, along with other leaders of the cybersecurity business, will be speaking at the Cyber Investing Summit in New York on May 15, 2018. For more details, please visit:

https://cyberinvestingsummit.com/

Ransomware: Why It Will Cause Even More Damage and Destruction in 2018

Ransomware – that is, computer malware that prevents users from accessing their files until they pay a ransom to some criminal enterprise – has already inflicted billions of dollars in damage and has been detected in the infrastructure of nearly half of all businesses.

Sadly, ransomware still remains a growing threat – one that is likely to become an even bigger danger to innocent people and organizations in 2018. Here are eight reasons why:

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5. People share too much information on social media

Cybercriminals increasingly scan social media – sometimes with automated tools – to find information that can be used against companies and their employees; attackers then leverage the information that they find to deliver ransomware. For example, they may craft highly-effective spear-phishing emails credible enough to trick employees into clicking on URLs to ransomware-delivering websites or into opening ransomware-infected attachments.

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Ransomware: Why It Will Cause Even More Damage and Destruction in 2018

Inc.: Germany's Tough New Social Media Law Punishes Offensive Posts With Fines Of Up To $60 Million

A new law that went into effect in Germany on January 1 requires social media companies to remove hate speech and fake news posts within 24 hours of being reported by users.

To read on, please see the Inc. website article:

Germany's Tough New Social Media Law Punishes Offensive Posts With Fines Of Up To $60 Million