A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry.

Naeem A Nawaz, Kashif Ishaq, Uzma Farooq, Amna Khalil, Saim Rasheed, Adnan Abid, Fadhilah Rosdi

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Article in PeerJ. Computer science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Naeem A NawazCollege of Computer and Information Systems, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarmah, Saudi Arabia.

Kashif IshaqDepartment of Informatics and Systems, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

Uzma FarooqUniversity of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

Amna KhalilKing Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Saim RasheedDepartment of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Adnan AbidFaculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Pakistan.

Fadhilah RosdiDepartment of Informatics and Systems, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The term "cyber threats" refers to the new category of hazards that have emerged with the rapid development and widespread use of computing technologies, as well as our growing reliance on them. This article presents an in-depth study of a variety of security and privacy threats directed at different types of users of social media sites. Furthermore, it focuses on different risks while sharing multimedia content across social networking platforms, and discusses relevant prevention measures and techniques. It also shares methods, tools, and mechanisms for safer usage of online social media platforms, which have been categorized based on their providers including commercial, open source, and academic solutions.

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Online social networksPrivacySecuritySocial network solutionsThreats

Identifiers

PMID37346522

DOI10.7717/peerj-cs.1143

PMCPMC10280274

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