Social Media Security Podcast 34 – Facebook Privacy, LinkedIn Scammers, Naughty Employees
Summary: This is the 34th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by <a href="http://www.securestate.com/">SecureState</a> and the <a href="http://www.streetwise-security-zone.com/">Streetwise Security Zone</a>. This episode was hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/agent0x0">Tom Eston</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/streetsec">Scott Wright</a> recorded June 18th 2014. Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:<br> <br> * Facebook Switches <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/facebook-private-default-setting/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link">Default Setting to Private</a> to Prevent Oversharing<br> * Facebook Fights Malware With <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/software/social/facebook-fights-malware-with-free-security-software/d/d-id/1269097?&_mc=sm_iwk_edit">Free Security Software</a><br> * <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-microphone-update-store-data-social-media-giant-confirms-new-feature-will-1588916">Facebook Microphone Update To Store Data: Social Media Giant Confirms New Feature Will Aggregate Information</a><br> * Facebook <a href="%20http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/546776/facebook_responds_listening_smartphone_app_privacy_concerns/">responds to this privacy issue</a><br> * <a href="http://digiwonk.wonderhowto.com/how-to/hack-someones-private-friends-list-facebook-see-all-their-friends-0155335/">How to “Hack” Someone’s “Private” Friends List on Facebook to See All of Their Friends</a><br> * <a href="http://www.securitycurrent.com/en/news/ac_news/6-tips-to-avoid-scammers-on-linkedin">6 tips on how to avoid Linkedin Scammers</a><br> * Some HP Employees Were Busted For This <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hp-employees-trash-splunk-2014-6">Hilariously Awful Attack Against Competitor, Splunk</a><br> * Bruce Schneier<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/06/isis-iraq-twitter-social-media-strategy/372856/%20%20"> posted a link to this article about how ISIS in Iraq is using their free mobile app to mass tweet on behalf of individual users, without triggering spam blocks</a>.<br> * Tom talked about <a href="http://engage.securestate.com/phishing-with-king-phisher-webinar">SecureState’s free phishing awareness tool called “King Phisher”</a>. This tool can be used to conduct your own phishing awareness campaigns. Check out the<a href="http://engage.securestate.com/phishing-with-king-phisher-webinar"> webinar</a> and <a href="https://github.com/securestate/king-phisher">download the tool</a>.<br> <br> Please send any show feedback to feedback [aT] socialmediasecurity.com or comment below. You can also call our voice mail box at 1-613-693-0997 if you have a question for our Q&A section on the next episode. Don’t forget to <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=329032812">subscribe to the podcast in iTunes</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/socialmediasec">follow us on Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/socialmediasec">like us on Facebook</a>. Thanks for listening!<br>
