Seven Deadliest Social Network Attacks

by Timm, Carl

• ISBN13: 9781597495455
• ISBN10: 159749545X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781597495455, 9781597495462
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-22
• Publisher: Syngress Media Inc
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Summary

Knowledge is power, and users of Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace can read here about the most dominant attacks currently waging war on computers and networks globally. Timm and Perez lay out the anatomy of these attacks and reveal how to make a computer system more secure.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Social Networking Infrastructure Attacks	p. 1
Bringing the Social Networks to Their Knees	p. 1
What Happened to the Social Networks?	p. 2
Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks	p. 3
Owning the Social Network	p. 8
How Could This Happen?	p. 8
Saving the Social Networks and Ourselves	p. 16
The Floodgates Have Opened, What Do I Do?	p. 16
Beating the Bot	p. 19
Cutting the Strings	p. 21
Summary	p. 21
Malware Attacks	p. 23
Malware Defined	p. 24
Understanding the Types of Malware	p. 24
Cross-Site Scripting Explored	p. 27
Dissecting Cross-Site Scripting	p. 29
Introducing Cross-Site Request Forgery	p. 33
Cross-Site Request Forgery Explored	p. 35
Protecting Yourself	p. 36
Mitigating Malware	p. 36
Mitigating Cross-Site Scripting Attacks	p. 38
Mitigating Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks	p. 39
Summary	p. 40
Endnotes	p. 41
Phishing Attacks	p. 43
Phishing Attack Scenarios against Social Networks	p. 44
What Happened?	p. 47
How Did It Occur?	p. 48
What Were the Repercussions?	p. 48
Phishing Attack against MySpace	p. 51
Phishing Attack against Twitter	p. 51
How to Mitigate a Phishing Attack	p. 55
Take No Immediate Action	p. 56
Examine the Message	p. 57
Validate the Source	p. 57
Take the Offensive	p. 58
Safeguard Your Computers	p. 59
Ask for Help	p. 59
Future Outlook of Phishing Attacks	p. 60
Summary	p. 61
Endnotes	p. 61
Evil Twin Attacks	p. 63
Evil Twin Attacks Defined	p. 64
Creating the Evil Twin	p. 66
Protecting Ourselves and the Ones We Love	p. 73
Don't Befriend the Evil Twin	p. 73
Don't Become an Evil Twin	p. 74
Summary	p. 81
Endnotes	p. 82
Identity Theft	p. 83
The Art of Dumpster Diving	p. 83
Profile of an Identity Thief	p. 84
How Did Nelson Do It?	p. 84
Consequences of Stealing Identities	p. 84
Identity Theft via Facebook	p. 85
Identity Theft through Social Networking	p. 85
Clues to How Bryan's Facebook Account Was Hijacked	p. 87
Repercussions of Having Your Facebook ID Stolen from You	p. 88
Methods to Prevent Identity Theft	p. 89
Avoid Password Reusage	p. 90
Have Secondary E-Mail Address Handy	p. 92
Shred Your Documents	p. 92
Limit Your Liability	p. 92
What to Do if Your Identity Is Compromised	p. 93
Freeze All of Your Assets	p. 94
Initiate a Fraud Alert on Your Credit Reports	p. 94
Notify the Local Police	p. 94
Notify the Federal Trade Commission	p. 95
Document and Retain Records!	p. 95
Continuously Monitor Your Credit Report	p. 95
The Future of Identity Theft	p. 96
Summary	p. 97
Endnotes	p. 98
Cyberbullying	p. 99
Cyberbullying Tragedy of Megan Meier via MySpace	p. 100
Why Was Megan the Target of Cyberbullying?	p. 101
What Was the Outcome of This Tragic Event?	p. 102
How to Deal with Cyberbullying	p. 102
Steps toward Fighting Cyberbullying	p. 103
Cyberbully Tools of the Trade	p. 106
How to Deal with Cyberbullying in the Gaming and Virtual Worlds	p. 107
What to Do about Griefers	p. 108
Workplace Bullying	p. 109
What Can Be Done about Workplace Bullying?	p. 110
What Is the Future of Cyberbullying?	p. 110
Summary	p. 112
Endnotes	p. 112
Physical Threats	p. 113
Physical Threats against Your Company	p. 114
Bypassing Physical Security Controls	p. 114
Protecting Your Company	p. 116
Physical Threats against Your Person	p. 118
Jasper Howard: Murder and Online Threats	p. 119
Protecting Yourself	p. 120
Take Action	p. 121
Notify the Attacker	p. 121
Notify the Appropriate Authorities	p. 122
Be Open to Suggestions	p. 123
Preventative Measures to Physical Threats	p. 123
Background Checks	p. 124
Future Outlook to Physical Threats on Social Networks	p. 126
Summary	p. 127
Endnotes	p. 129
Index	p. 131
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