Skip to main content

Facebook approaches major cybersecurity firms, acquisition goals in mind

  • October 22, 2018
  • 0 replies
  • 1 view

Jasper_The_Rasper
Moderator
Forum|alt.badge.img+54
The firm is reportedly aiming to patch up its tattered reputation with the purchase of external expertise.
 
22nd October 2018, By Charlie Osborne
 
Facebook has promised rapid internal changes in the way our data, security, and privacy is managed in the wake of a massive data breach -- but this may not be the only step the company plans to take.
 
Evidence has been gathered which demonstrates that Russian operatives covertly used the social network to spread fake news and interfere with the 2016 US election, and now Facebook has discovered similar tactics being used in an attempt to sway midterm elections.
 
CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hauled in front of the Senate this year to explain himself over the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which the information of 87 million users was "improperly shared" to profile voters, which further opened our eyes to the tactics being employed to abuse the platform.
 
Full Article.