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A comprehensive review of security threats and solutions for the online social networks industry

Nawaz NA 1 , Ishaq K 2 , Farooq U 3 , Khalil A 4 , Rasheed S 5 , Abid A 6 Show all authors , Rosdi F 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 College of Computer and Information Systems, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarmah, Saudi Arabia
  • 2 Department of Informatics and Systems, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 3 University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 4 King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • 5 Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • 6 Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Pakistan
PeerJ Comput Sci, 2023;9:e1143.
PMID: 37346522 DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.1143

Abstract

The term "cyber threats" refers to the new category of hazards that have emerged with the rapid development and widespread use of computing technologies, as well as our growing reliance on them. This article presents an in-depth study of a variety of security and privacy threats directed at different types of users of social media sites. Furthermore, it focuses on different risks while sharing multimedia content across social networking platforms, and discusses relevant prevention measures and techniques. It also shares methods, tools, and mechanisms for safer usage of online social media platforms, which have been categorized based on their providers including commercial, open source, and academic solutions.

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