WARNING: cyber attackers are targeting you on Social Media websites
Cyber attackers monitor social network sites, especially Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs to gather enough information about you to help them penetrate and damage our network. They search these sites for clues you might unwittingly leave behind.
If you post updates about your job, the program you work on, or even a hobby, you are providing enough information for attackers to guess usernames and passwords and crack computing network and employee e-mail accounts, often in as little as 15 minutes.
Cyber attacks are creative and effective. E-mails sent to targeted employees appear entirely legitimate, referencing a familiar topic. Employees who open these e-mails can immediately infect our systems.
- Never use your company e-mail address to sign up for access to public social media sites or personal business.
- Never divulge any sensitive or proprietary information.
- Consider restricting information regarding your affiliation.
- Limit visibility of the personal information you post.
- Immediately report suspicious e-mail to the Cyber Security Operations Center.
Steps to keep cyber attackers from exploiting your use of the Internet
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