Employees’ pictures on social websites are a large risk to workers and businesses. Despite the fact that social websites might make us feel more interconnected, it’s also a fountain of info for attackers, probably offering them boundless access to not just the victim’s sensitive private information, but to the victim’s work organization.

I’ve noticed a trend on social media where individuals are submitting photos of their new employee Identification badges (“badge bragging”). While this doesn’t seem like an issue, it may possibly give a cyber thief enough data to compromise personal or business security systems. A good example involved an individual who just started off a new job at a prestigious medical center. He put up a photograph of his new worker Identific ... Read more »