By Sead Fadilpaši?
Have you ever wondered if someone on LinkedIn is not really who they say they are? I’m not being paranoid here, this is a legitimate question.
If your answer is "No", you’re not alone. A vast majority of people never wonder if there are fake accounts requesting to connect on the professional social network, and almost a quarter accept requests from people they don’t really know.
This is a pretty big problem, according to Intel Security CTO, as accepting requests from people you don’t know opens you up to many risks, such as phishing or scams.
Raj Samani, CTO EMEA Intel Security, says: "When a person in a similar industry to us, or a recruiter, requests to connect on LinkedIn, it may look harmless, but hackers prey on this as a means to target senior level professionals and ultimately the corporate network.
full article here:
Think twice before accepting LinkedIn invitations from strangers
+62Great article Anthony! Really it's a lot of common sense not to accept invitations from strangers! 🙂
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Lacking in this Now-A-Day World. :S@ wrote:
Really it's a lot of common sense
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A word of caution here people as the article is sensationalising the issue somewhat...the whole idea of LinkedIn is different from FaceBook in that it is a business network and there is an expectation that one will be contacted by persons who may be unknown to one.
But caution is still required such as (i) checking to see if they are in anyway linked to any of your existing contacts, (ii) checking their profile to see if they are really who they say they are...it is not difficult especially if they claim to be a recruiter or something like that, etc.
This article does LinkedIn somewhat of a disservice but also does help point out that no one online is immune.
But caution is still required such as (i) checking to see if they are in anyway linked to any of your existing contacts, (ii) checking their profile to see if they are really who they say they are...it is not difficult especially if they claim to be a recruiter or something like that, etc.
This article does LinkedIn somewhat of a disservice but also does help point out that no one online is immune.
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