Social
media is becoming integral part of one's life and what you post becomes
reflection of you/your organization. Unauthorized access to the social media
accounts by threat actors like hackers or other adversaries, at times may
result in public embarrassment, reputational damage (Personal/Organizational),
Law & Order situation etc.
Following
is the advisory issued from the office of Sp.IGP Cyber & PAW, Brijesh
Singh, IPS – Govt of Maharashtra.
Here
are a few steps you can take to keep your Social media account safe:
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| Avoid shocks, follow simple rules! |
1. Enable
login verification (e.g. two factor authentication). This is the single best
action you can take to increase your account security immediately.
2.
Use a strong password (with numbers, characters, capitals, non dictionary word)
that you don’t reuse on other websites/accounts. Change your password on a
periodic basis (at least once a month).
3.
More the number of people having access to your company’s social accounts,
greater is the chance that those accounts may be compromised. Use social media management
system where you can grant your employees access to your social accounts
without disclosing sensitive account information to them.
4.
Use a password manager to make sure you’re using strong, unique passwords
everywhere.
5.
Social media accounts are sometimes handled by multiple users. If the feature
of authorizing each post is available, enable them.
6.
While using your social media accounts from public computers, do take care to
log off on use. Preferably do not login from public computers (cybercafes,
Airport terminals).
7.
Avoid using social media accounts containing personal information from public
WiFi.
