New security system to protect social media
View(s):ESET has launched a new Social Media Scanner for Sri Lankan Internet users which is designed to protect one’s profile and its contents from malware distributed through social networking sites.
The Social Media Scanner monitors new social media content (for example, wall postings containing links or unknown ‘friend requests’ on Facebook) and looks for malicious codes. “The Social Media Scanner is a timely need,” says Shihan Annon, Director of DCS International Pvt Ltd, the parent company of ESET in Sri Lanka. “As much as social media users are cautious of violations of ‘privacy’ in social media, they also have to be aware of the threat posed by malicious content. The ESET Social Media Scanner is something that can allay their fears. Whether you are ‘online’ or ‘offline’, it will always protect your profile,” he said in a media release.
ESET’s social media scanner works primarily by monitoring personal social media accounts. At the same time, it can also be used to test the safety of content posted to accounts of a user’s ‘friends’. When a malicious code is discovered by the ESET social media scanner, the user will be alerted by a message from the scanner or by email.
Additionally, the ESET Social Media Scanner can be configured to block malicious content by automatically posting a comment that warns to avoid media that has been found to contain a malicious code, the release said.
“Another important feature of the application is that it covers all components of a social networking site i.e., timeline, newsfeed and even private messages against cyber threats. It also scans the account for threats even when the user is not logged into Facebook,” it said.
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