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Social Networking and Cyber-Security: Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, or Threat?
David Thrum
With hundreds of millions of users sharing information about their personal and professional lives and trusting anybody on their “friends” list, it’s understandable that most security professionals can’t be found on Facebook. Clearly, threat developers and attackers are using social networks as conduits for their efforts, and military organizations are deeply concerned about potential operational security issues surrounding social networks. But tremendous amounts of information is being shared on social networks, and increasingly, private and public sector organizations are using social applications to communicate with customers, partners, and constituents. So if social networks are more and more “how business gets done,” how should security professionals respond?
This talk will explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with social networks on behalf of the security professional, and provide some recommendations on the required changes in approach, policy and controls.
 | David Thrum's Biography David Thrum is the Country Manager for Palo Alto Networks in Australia and New Zealand. Previously David has held senior Vice President and Director positions with Security, Systems Management and Business Continuity vendors from the U.S.A over the past 15 years. David was responsible for P and L, Sales and Marketing across Asia Pacific for NetIQ, FalconStor and Computer Associates. He also opened offices in Beijing, Singapore, Sydney and KL in the late 1990’s for NetIQ prior to the IPO. |
