INFOGRAPHIC: The Underground Economy of Buying Twitter Followers: Dealers, Abusers and Fake Accounts!
Some Twitter users look for unusual ways to make themselves appear more desirable and become popular faster. One of these ways is buying Twitter followers, which right or wrong, is a significantly growing trend.
INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook User Profiles - Real People vs. Fake Profiles
To spread malware via Facebook, malicious users often create fake profiles. Because the sole purpose of this fake profile is to entice you into befriending them, there are certain detectable characteristics that set them apart from real facebook users.
INFOGRAPHIC: Barracuda Labs 2011 Social Networking Security & Privacy Study
The Barracuda Labs 2011 Social Networking Security & Privacy Study focuses on social networking usage, security and privacy, and is based on survey results from hundreds of users representing over 20 countries. The study was conducted over a two-week span between September and October 2011. Overall, users value security and privacy almost equally to popularity and ease of use...
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