Tips to Protect Yourself on LinkedIn from Fraud, Social Engineering, and Espionage
cybersecurity·@mrosenquist·
0.000 HBDTips to Protect Yourself on LinkedIn from Fraud, Social Engineering, and Espionage
<html> <p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/TYLHjq7M/a-sophisticated-lifestyle-advertisement-rw3-TAk0-KQjuxd-Lx-XPPD-Pw-Jlbj-Bx-HQLm25-Tue7-Vqxkw.jpg"/>LinkedIn is a great communication tool for business professionals that informs, provides opportunities, and fosters collaboration — which is exactly why it is attractive to sophisticated cyber adversaries, including aggressive nation state actors, who use LinkedIn for nefarious activities such as information gathering, target profiling, human-asset engagement, fraud, social engineering, and trust building.</p> <p>Urgent and time sensitive messages, especially regarding career opportunities, target cognitive vulnerabilities and are leveraged by attackers to manipulate victims.</p> <p>Use the tool, but know the dangers and take necessary precautions.</p> <ol><li>Don’t share your clearance level or indicators of wealth — this makes you a preferred target</li><li>Don’t share details of confidential work activities, such as project details, coworkers, or plans</li><li>Keep it professional and don’t expose private personal information about yourself, family, or others (ex. wishing someone a happy 25th birthday — gives a fraudster that person’s birthdate!)</li><li>Expect to be contacted by fraudsters and people with malicious intent</li><li>Don’t assign credibility, without verification, to what someone lists on their profile or in in their posts</li><li>Understand there will be some level of fake accounts, impersonations, fictitious company listings, phony job postings, and news misinformation</li><li>Be careful with Direct Messaging (DM), as it can be employed for spam, phishing, distributing dangerous attachments, and sending links to malicious sites</li></ol> <p>Use critical thinking and common sense — don’t be an easy victim or useful idiot.</p> <p>Stay updated on cybersecurity trends and risk patterns. If unsure about a situation, ask cybersecurity professionals (we live for this stuff and are also on LinkedIn)!</p> </html>