The social network security test

Facebook Logo and Mark Zuckerberg

Security is always a concern online, but on social networks it’s doubly so as we put more and more personal information on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Some have been accused of lackadaisical measures to keep our data away from prying eyes. With the increase in mobile social networking, the challenges are compounded upon.

This graphic by ZoneAlarm ranks 8 of the top social networks according to their current security standards and describes four of the most famous instances of social networking security breaches. Click to enlarge.

Social Network Security

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Rocco Penn
Rocco Penn
A tech blogger, social media analyst, and general promoter of all things positive in the world. "Bring it. I'm ready." Find me on Media Caffeine, Twitter, and Facebook.

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  1. For now, I believe Facebook have good security, it will change, because we heard anonymous will attack FB in November, let’s see what’s going to happen nex and it’s effect in social media world.

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