Friends, The enemies and Facebook: The new struggle against Scammers

summaryWhen the e-threats targeting social networking sites havebeyond the stage of mere curiosity and progress on the security frontdata, we consider them as a vector for cyber attacksdesigned for the theft of personal data.At a time when more than 800 million people are busy now on themost important social network to date, how the information isexchanged and / or protected in such an environment has become athe key issues of data security.In recent weeks, users' concerns are focusedabout changes coming or already implemented by Facebook.After updating the privacy controls and the introductionSmart Lists of discrete, the conference has passed f8 use andconfidentiality to another level by introducing the subscribers, the News Tickerand a facelift of the Wall, not to mention the two stars changes - theTimeline and the new features in Open Graph.These new features are design to increase the interactionsbetween users, but they also create a new dimensionissues of confidentiality and security of personal data. Aalone, the updated timeline is likely to give a newmeaning to the concept of privacy as every detail of lifeUsers can now be shared and cataloged. In addition,Ticker App makes it easier for users to see which applicationstheir friends had access, which can affect the speedwith which a scam is spreading from the time the personwho we trust is itself fell into the trap.Before these changes, Facebook was consistently the targetto scams due to its popularity and huge pool of users. Theclassic scams have not disappeared, so that thesechanges are likely to add variety and, as will bediscussed below, the efficiency, a well-installed on the networksocial development.Another important aspect to consider is that the presence of a networkoffice is also an important tool for personal publicity from whichjob seekers may be considered in a processRecruitment. On the other hand, once the job applicants arerecruited, their accounts, and all the data they contain on theiractivity, can be used by cybercriminals to designtargeted attacks against the companies involved.This paper therefore aims to shed light on social threatsNet and propose recommendations for users so that theyavoid becoming victims of cybercrime attacks on a social network. Wellthat its objective is to provide an overview of the networks (platformsand applications), this paper is particularly interested in Facebook,largest player in this field. The findings presented inthis paper are mainly from Bitdefender safego, a tool