Is Your Facebook Account Protected by Two-Factor Authentication?
If you’re not using two-factor authentication on your Facebook account, you should be.
Protecting Your Location Information in Facebook
Every time you use Facebook to check in at a restaurant or post a selfie at a popular landmark, you are sharing information about your… Read more »
Passwords You Need to Change due to the Heartbleed Bug
Many websites and online services, including Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Yahoo, were affected by the recently announced Heartbleed vulnerability. The site linked below has collected… Read more »
Facebook’s Email Switcheroo
Have you checked the email address listed on your Facebook profile page lately? Chances are, instead of the email address you set on your profile,… Read more »
Facebook Adds Antivirus Marketplace
Social media titan Facebook has added antivirus software downloads to its bag of tricks. In its Antivirus Marketplace, you can now download antivirus software for… Read more »
Could Your iPhone Be Used To Hijack Your Facebook Account?
A vulnerability in the Facebook application on several popular mobile devices may potentially allow someone to take control of your Facebook account. Developers have discovered… Read more »
Facebook Malware Alert
Security professionals have reported a new malware warning for Facebook. According to reports, a worm is being spread through a link that users receive via… Read more »
Social Networking and Privacy: What You Need to Know
Check out the new social networking and privacy story at https://cio.usc.edu/enews/socialnetworkingfall2011.html. Sign up for the IT at USC e-newsletter while you are there.
Don’t Fall for Facebook Scams
Did you know that Sophos, the developer of the antivirus software that Information Technology Services provides to USC account holders, has an IT security blog… Read more »