Security and Privacy Issues: Assignment
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Security and Privacy Issues: Assignment
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Running Head: INFORMATION SYSTEM 1Topic: Security and privacy issues associated with social media<Student ID><Student Name><Univeristy Name>
INFORMATION SYSTEM2Summary:Information and communication technologies have reformed the conventionalapproaches for social interaction which can be evidently observed in the magnanimousvolume of users engaged on social networking websites. The report emphasizes on the topicof security and privacy issues in social media. The topic selected for the report could bevalidated on the grounds of social media being a major information technology that isfrequently subjected to security risks (Ellison, 2007). The use of social media is largely perceived in the segment of youth which leads toprominent implications for vulnerability regarding information privacy and security. Thereport discusses on the topic’s background followed by a functional review of the issues andchallenges pertaining to social media as well as the description of relevant technologies(Gangopadhyay & Dhar, 2014).The background of the topic can be observed in the utilization of social media foronline interaction and communication that require the user to create an online profile throughwhich they can share information in online communications (Chang & Torkzadeh, 2013).Furthermore, Kumar et al said that the increasing user base of social media sites could also beattributed to the flexibility of creating a profile in these platforms and engage in onlineinteractions (Kumar et al., 2013). The understanding of the challenges and problems associated with social media couldsupport the discussion by providing opportunities to clarify certain vague areas observed inthe privacy and security in context of social media (Gido, Clements & Clements, 2014). Theprominent challenge identified in the case of security aspect of social media refers to privacyof information which can be attributed to the dramatic increase in the user participation insuch sites (Sattikar & Kulkarni, 2011). As per Gangopadhyay & Dhar, the reforms in the privacy policies of the social mediawebsites such as Facebook have also created formidable consequences for users. Some of theother profound threats to the security and privacy of information on social media networkssuch as identity theft, phishing and profiling risk were also included in the discussion toobtain comprehensive insights into the possible prevention strategies that can be presented foraddressing the issue (Gangopadhyay & Dhar, 2014). Furthermore the discussion wouldinvolve establishment of certain research questions pertaining to the topic that can be
INFORMATION SYSTEM3reflective of the approach required to be followed in the discussion(Kumar et al., 2013). Thereflection on research questions enabled the acquisition of secondary information formliterature review and practical examples in context of social media which supported thediscussion. The discussion on the alternative technologies such as content driven platformsthat involve examples of YouTube and Quora and the associated security and privacy issuesassociated with them (Kerzner, 2017). Important issues of security and privacy of social networking sites Here in this section, the core theme is being addressed that is the challenges that are related tothe security and privacy related to social media. There are a number of issues related tosecurity in social media as it covers numerous technologies such as operating systems,scheduling resources, networks, virtualization, communication, the privacy of data, memorymanagement, management of chats, and control of data (Laudon & Laudon, 2016). Hence, insocial media, the security issues are applicable for most of these technologies and systems.Further, in social media due to virtualization paradigm, it leads to many concerns related tosecurity. For instance, mapping of the machines from virtual to physical has to be carried outin a secure manner. The security of the data will be involving the data encryption along withmaking sure that policies that are appropriate are enforced for sharing of data (Larson &Gray, 2013). In addition to this, the algorithms of memory management and allocation ofresources are to be secured. Finally, for detection of malware in the social media thetechniques of data mining might be applicable. In the intrusion detection systems, this is anapproach that is adopted usually. The following shows that there are six areas in theenvironment of social media were particularly the software and the equipment requireconsiderable attention for security. The six areas include securing the data when it is at rest,security the data in transit, validation of processes or users or applications, reliable separationof the data belonging to various customers, regulatory and legal issues of social media, andresponse to incident (Lucky, Adegoke & Othman, 2014). Challenges associated with the security and privacy issues associated withsocial media:Privacy risks: The mechanisms that are incorporated by social media are not enough for protecting the users. The primary challenge regarding privacy is that the sites are not able to inform the users regarding the threats of spreading the personal information of the users.
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