The Impact of Social Media on Cybersecurity | UpGuard

This report outlines how widespread social media use expands business attack surfaces and enables threats such as social engineering (phishing, whaling), spoofing/impersonation, data aggregation, and mobile device-related compromise. It recommends mitigations including strict access control, clear social media policies, workforce training, employee and account monitoring/verification, fostering a security-first culture, deploying anti-malware, and maintaining robust incident response plans.