A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry
The term “cyber threats” refers to the new category of hazards that have emerged with the rapid development and widespread use of computing technologies, as well as our growing reliance on them. This article presents an in-depth study of a variety of security and privacy threats directed at differen...
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| author | Naeem A. Nawaz Kashif Ishaq Uzma Farooq Amna Khalil Saim Rasheed Adnan Abid Fadhilah Rosdi |
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| description | The term “cyber threats” refers to the new category of hazards that have emerged with the rapid development and widespread use of computing technologies, as well as our growing reliance on them. This article presents an in-depth study of a variety of security and privacy threats directed at different types of users of social media sites. Furthermore, it focuses on different risks while sharing multimedia content across social networking platforms, and discusses relevant prevention measures and techniques. It also shares methods, tools, and mechanisms for safer usage of online social media platforms, which have been categorized based on their providers including commercial, open source, and academic solutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8df73b95c3744b4bb94d564ff63e60ea2023-01-18T15:05:04ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ Computer Science2376-59922023-01-019e114310.7717/peerj-cs.1143A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industryNaeem A. Nawaz0Kashif Ishaq1Uzma Farooq2Amna Khalil3Saim Rasheed4Adnan Abid5Fadhilah Rosdi6College of Computer and Information Systems, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarmah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Informatics and Systems, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, PakistanUniversity of Management and Technology, Lahore, PakistanKing Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Virtual University of Pakistan, PakistanDepartment of Informatics and Systems, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, PakistanThe term “cyber threats” refers to the new category of hazards that have emerged with the rapid development and widespread use of computing technologies, as well as our growing reliance on them. This article presents an in-depth study of a variety of security and privacy threats directed at different types of users of social media sites. Furthermore, it focuses on different risks while sharing multimedia content across social networking platforms, and discusses relevant prevention measures and techniques. It also shares methods, tools, and mechanisms for safer usage of online social media platforms, which have been categorized based on their providers including commercial, open source, and academic solutions.https://peerj.com/articles/cs-1143.pdfOnline social networksPrivacySecuritySocial network solutionsThreats |
| spellingShingle | Naeem A. Nawaz Kashif Ishaq Uzma Farooq Amna Khalil Saim Rasheed Adnan Abid Fadhilah Rosdi A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry PeerJ Computer Science Online social networks Privacy Security Social network solutions Threats |
| title | A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry |
| title_full | A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry |
| title_fullStr | A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry |
| title_short | A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry |
| title_sort | comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry |
| topic | Online social networks Privacy Security Social network solutions Threats |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/cs-1143.pdf |
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