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Is Your Facebook Account Protected by Two-Factor Authentication?

January 16, 2018

If you’re not using two-factor authentication on your Facebook account, you should be.

Tagged Facebook, two-factor authentication

Protecting Your Location Information in Facebook

April 22, 2017

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

April 11, 2014

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 »

Tagged Heartbleed

Facebook’s Email Switcheroo

June 27, 2012

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 »

Tagged Facebook, social networking, user education

Facebook Adds Antivirus Marketplace

April 30, 2012

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 »

Tagged antivirus, Facebook, social networking

Could Your iPhone Be Used To Hijack Your Facebook Account?

April 9, 2012

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 »

Tagged exploits, Facebook, identity theft, social networking

Facebook Malware Alert

December 5, 2011

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 »

Tagged antivirus, Facebook, web browser security, worm

Social Networking and Privacy: What You Need to Know

November 28, 2011

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.

Tagged identity theft, privacy, social engineering, social networking

Don’t Fall for Facebook Scams

October 28, 2011

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 »

Tagged Facebook

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