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Online Social Networking: A Source of Intelligence for Advanced Persistent Threats

Online Social Networking: A Source of Intelligence for Advanced Persistent Threats

Nurul Nuha Abdul Molok, Atif Ahmad, Shanton Chang
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1947-3435|EISSN: 1947-3443|EISBN13: 9781466611474|DOI: 10.4018/ijcwt.2012010101
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Molok, Nurul Nuha Abdul, et al. "Online Social Networking: A Source of Intelligence for Advanced Persistent Threats." IJCWT vol.2, no.1 2012: pp.1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2012010101

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Molok, N. N., Ahmad, A., & Chang, S. (2012). Online Social Networking: A Source of Intelligence for Advanced Persistent Threats. International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT), 2(1), 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2012010101

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Molok, Nurul Nuha Abdul, Atif Ahmad, and Shanton Chang. "Online Social Networking: A Source of Intelligence for Advanced Persistent Threats," International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT) 2, no.1: 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2012010101

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Abstract

The professionalization of computer crime has resulted in a shift in motivation away from bragging rights towards financial gain. As a result, the operational tactics of cyber criminals is beginning to incorporate reconnaissance and intelligence gathering to inform attack planning. This paper discusses why information leakage in general, and Online Social Networking (OSN) in particular, has become a source of intelligence for attackers. Further, the paper profiles a range of security measures available to organizations to combat information leakage through OSN and identifies future directions for research into security culture and behaviour change.

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