Security Awareness Quick Tip: Has Your Social Media Account Been Hacked, or Spoofed?

Learn more by visiting the Security Awareness Site at: https://ift.tt/2tavs4d Have you ever received a new friend request on social media from someone who is already your friend? Or, maybe you've learned that there's another social media account out there with your name and picture on it. Maybe your friends are sending you messages warning you that you've been hacked and that you need to change your password. But is this the case? Has your account really been compromised? Or have you simply been "spoofed"? This Quick Tip is provided to by the Symantec Education Services team to help you understand what you can do in response to the increasing number of methods and tricks that hackers and attackers are using to gain access to your personal information, corporate secrets, and valuables. A large number of adversaries want nothing more than to cause digital and physical damage, and they’re trying to use your personal information to do it! Stay alert, educate yourself on the latest trends and methods these criminals use to exploit others, and spread the word to your friends, family, and co-workers. https://ift.tt/2Pe2oWe Symantec November 05, 2018 at 01:42PM