Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats

The professionalization of computer crime has resulted in a shift in motivation away from bragging rights towards financial gain. As a result, the operational tactics of cyber criminals is beginning to incorporate reconnaissance and intelligence gathering to inform attack planning. This paper discus...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Molok , Nurul Nuha, Ahmad, Atif, Chang, Shanton
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IGI Global 2012
Subjects:	H61.8 Communication of information T58.6 Management information systems
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spelling	iium-324682013-11-29T03:47:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32468/ Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats Abdul Molok , Nurul Nuha Ahmad, Atif Chang, Shanton H61.8 Communication of information T58.6 Management information systems The professionalization of computer crime has resulted in a shift in motivation away from bragging rights towards financial gain. As a result, the operational tactics of cyber criminals is beginning to incorporate reconnaissance and intelligence gathering to inform attack planning. This paper discusses why information leakage in general, and Online Social Networking (OSN) in particular, has become a source of intelligence for attackers. Further, the paper profiles a range of security measures available to organizations to combat information leakage through OSN and identifies future directions for research into security culture and behaviour change. IGI Global 2012-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32468/1/Abdul_Molok%2C_Ahmad_%26_Chang_-_OSN_-_a_source_of_intelligence_for_APT.pdf Abdul Molok , Nurul Nuha and Ahmad, Atif and Chang, Shanton (2012) Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats. International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, 2 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1947-3435 http://www.igi-global.com/article/online-social-networking/75761 10.4018/ijcwt.2012010101
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description	The professionalization of computer crime has resulted in a shift in motivation away from bragging rights towards financial gain. As a result, the operational tactics of cyber criminals is beginning to incorporate reconnaissance and intelligence gathering to inform attack planning. This paper discusses why information leakage in general, and Online Social Networking (OSN) in particular, has become a source of intelligence for attackers. Further, the paper profiles a range of security measures available to organizations to combat information leakage through OSN and identifies future directions for research into security culture and behaviour change.
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author	Abdul Molok , Nurul Nuha Ahmad, Atif Chang, Shanton
author_facet	Abdul Molok , Nurul Nuha Ahmad, Atif Chang, Shanton
author_sort	Abdul Molok , Nurul Nuha
title	Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats
title_short	Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats
title_full	Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats
title_fullStr	Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats
title_full_unstemmed	Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats
title_sort	online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats
publisher	IGI Global
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/32468/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32468/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32468/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32468/1/Abdul_Molok%2C_Ahmad_%26_Chang_-_OSN_-_a_source_of_intelligence_for_APT.pdf
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Online social networking: a source of intelligence for advanced persistent threats

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