SOCIAL MEDIA: THE NEW BATTLE GROUND FOR CYBER ATTACKS

(Published on Merritt Properties Blog)

Social media has become an integral part of daily business operations across the globe with 93% of marketers using social media for business advertisement and outreach. The accessibility and ease-of-use of social platforms are not only beneficial for business and marketers; these same advantages are also offered to cyber attackers, making social media an increasingly popular cyber weapon to damage brand reputation.

Social sites are not immune to cybersecurity issues plaguing the 21st century. Learn more about the threats to online platforms here.

To protect your business’ reputation from online social threats, the FBI offers a few steps for prevention of online exploitation. Also be sure to check out ZeroFox, a client of Merritt’s. Zerofox has made social cybersecurity their priority by developing a platform to assist with monitoring and taking down threats should they arise. In fact, Merritt also uses their platform for an added layer of cyber security as our social channels and networks continue to grow.