Page 2 - The Risk Management Group - The A to Z of Safe Social Media

Produced by The Risk Management Group 2012

Businesses and other organisations are increasingly

being encouraged to use social media both for

marketing purposes and for better internal

communications.

At the same time, many

organisations worry about exactly what they are doing

on social media and whether they are posting

messages that might damage the brand. All this is

made more complicated as people increasingly use

their own devices for work purposes (whether this is

sanctioned/encouraged by their employers or not).

Yet social media are also used by those who are

malevolent to attack firms and individuals, not only by

planting malware but also through social engineering

to effect identity and data theft.

Most of us do not know enough about the risks or are

blind to the threats that may affect us: a recent Legal

&

General survey found that a significant percentage

of users are happy to "friend" total strangers online

without a second thought.

Awareness and common sense are the best and

simplest form of security and this "A to Z Guide" is an

excellent starting point for everyone - from senior

managers to the newest joiner.

Foreword

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Lord Toby Harris