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Security is in the Eye of the Beholder: Security Perceptions and Challenges in Social Networks

Authors:
Ioanna Dionysiou

Keywords: social networks; security; user perceptions

Abstract:
This paper discusses security as perceived by so- cial networking participants. A conceptual security framework is presented that captures the security requirements that a user engaging in social networking activities may impose on other users, the social network provider, and a third-party user. We claim that even though the social network users seem to not value at the fullest extent the security that privacy that they are entitled, still the providers are responsible for supplying a secure infrastructure for user interactions that will protect users from security and privacy threats.

Pages: 143 to 149

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: May 27, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3972

ISBN: 978-1-61208-200-4

Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Dates: from May 27, 2012 to June 1, 2012