Social Media Security
TikTok’s New U.S. Deal and Privacy Policy: What Users Don’t Understand
TikTok has shifted to a majority-American entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, LLC, to comply with U.S. national security requirements and avoid a ban. This week we discuss why a recent privacy policy ...
Milestone Episode 400: Reflecting on 16 Years of Shared Security
Episode 400! In this special milestone edition of the Shared Security Podcast, we look back at 16 years of conversations on security, privacy, and technology. From our very first episodes in 2009 ...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Vision: AI Companions and the Loneliness Epidemic
In this episode, we explore Mark Zuckerberg’s bold claim that AI friends will replace human friendships, and discuss the potential implications of a world where technology mediates our connections. We also update ...
Facebook Flaws and Privacy Laws: A Journey into Early Social Media Security from 2009
Join hosts Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Johnson in a special best-of episode of the Shared Security Podcast. Travel back to 2009 with the second-ever episode featuring discussions on early Facebook ...
Supply Chain Sabotage: The Exploding Pager Incident, Instagram’s New Teen Privacy Measures
In Episode 347, we discuss the recent alarming incidents involving exploding pagers targeting Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, which resulted in multiple casualties. We clarify why this is not a cyber attack and ...
More CEOs Ditching Social Media Over Security Concerns
New research from PWC finds almost half (48%) of CEOs in the UK are concerned enough about cyberattacks that they are shuttering their social media accounts. The report, the “23rd Annual Global ...
6 in 10 Consumers Feel Social Media Poses the Greatest Risk to Their Personal Data Security, Finds Survey
Customer loyalty is more important than ever in the age of digital security. On the one hand, failure to disclose a data breach can adversely affect customers’ loyalty to an organization and ...
