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Role of Security in Social Networking

Author 1: David Hiatt Author 2: Young B. Choi
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA) · Vol. 7, No. 2 · Published 2016 · Cited by 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070202

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Abstract

In this paper, the concept of security and privacy in social media, or social networking will be discussed. First, a brief history and the concept of social networking will be introduced. Many of the security risks associated with using social media are presented. Also, the issue of privacy and how it relates to security are described. Based on these discussions, some solutions to improve a user’s privacy and security on social networks will be suggested. Our research will help the readers to understand the security and privacy issues for the social network users, and some steps which can be taken by both users and social network organizations to help improve security and privacy.

Keywords

Security Information Security Social Networking: CIA Confidentiality Integrity Availability PII Social Networking Service SNS

How to Cite this Article

Hiatt, D., & Choi, Y. B. (2016). Role of Security in Social Networking. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070202

Hiatt, David, and Young B. Choi. "Role of Security in Social Networking." International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, vol. 7, no. 2, 2016, https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070202.

@article{Hiatt2016,
  title     = {Role of Security in Social Networking},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {7},
  number    = {2},
  year      = {2016},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {David Hiatt and Young B. Choi},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070202},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2016.070202}
}

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