Title :
Security Issues in Online Social Networks
Author :
Gao, Hongyu ; Hu, Jun ; Huang, Tuo ; Wang, Jingnan ; Chen, Yan
Abstract :
This article surveys the current state of security issues and available defense mechanisms regarding popular online social networks. It covers a wide variety of attacks and the corresponding defense mechanisms, if available. The authors organize these attacks into four categories - privacy breaches, viral marketing, network structural attacks, and malware attacks - and focus primarily on privacy concerns. They offer an in-depth discussion of each category and analyze the connections among the different security issues involved.
Keywords :
data privacy; invasive software; social networking (online); defense mechanisms; malware attacks; network structural attacks; online social networks; privacy breaches; security issues; viral marketing; Data security; Facebook; Malware; Privacy; Social network services; Web sites; malware attacks; online social networks; privacy; security & structural attacks; survey;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2011.50
