Meet Suzy Loftus, Head of TikTok Trust and Safety U.S. Data Security! 💪
From serving as the District Attorney of San Francisco to leading a team of Trust and Safety experts at TikTok, Suzy is at the forefront of protecting U.S. user data. 🇺🇸✨
Suzy spoke to SF Chronicle to discuss TikTok’s unprecedented efforts in safeguarding U.S. user data and her journey from public service to tech leadership.
"Our job is to make sure that we are a safe platform. And that’s what I’ve done my entire career... So the opportunity to take the lessons I’ve learned about public safety from the real world and apply them to a platform that serves a billion users and 170 million Americans — I couldn’t pass up that chance to take those lessons to that world" says Suzy.
Read the full interview to learn more about Suzy's commitment to Trust and Safety and how she's leading TikTok through this critical effort. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dvapEW-g#LifeatTikTok
I recently learned of TikTok USDS through an interview process for a Regional Workplace Management role. I was very impressed with how TikTok is positioning themselves across the US to ensure the Trust & Safety of our Data Security. Glad to see someone like Suzy Loftus is leading that effort.
I had a chance recently to learn about USDS through the TikTok Shop side, and it was really exciting to see all of the great stuff they are doing in order to protect their users, and people who sell on their platform.
Apparently Facebook was allowing Netflix to access user data. This honestly doesn't bother me. There are so many data breaches that occur, this will get filed away as another one.
What bothers me is that nothing is going to happen. Facebook will apologize, only because they were caught. Netflix might stop just long enough for everyone to forget about this, and there MIGHT be a fine, but none of the impacted users will see this money.
Just like the PCI council came together to protect card holder data, there needs to be a standard how we protect social media data. If a council does exist though, they need to really hit these tech companies hard.
I'm sick of us being pawns in the data wars. Something has to change.
#cyber#cybersecurity#data#meta#Facebook#Netflix#cyberdata#pcidsshttps://lnkd.in/eHW79UA2
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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads were MIA globally for over two hours! Did it disrupt your day?
The two-hour outage raised public concern that was shared on other platforms. During the outage, employees reported on X/Twitter being unable to log in for work and even booted out of work mid-meeting. 😱
Could it have been a cyber incident? 🕵️♂️ We can't jump to conclusions, as Meta hasn't reported a cyber incident. However, the timing has raised concerns among experts.
Interested in doing some more digging into this news? Tap the link below for an extended report https://tcrn.ch/3VrWtOz#MetaOutage#CyberIncident#Cybersecurity
Hello LinkedIn community!
I’m excited to finally be on LinkedIn. For those who know me, this might come as a surprise because I’ve always valued my privacy. Sharing personal and professional updates online feels awkward, and I’ve been cautious about avoiding unwanted attention. However, I’m trying to find a balance between maintaining my privacy and being present in the business community. Looking forward to connecting and sharing insights with all of you!
#NewHere#PrivacyMatters#BusinessNetworking
Facebook will now allow users to create up to four additional profiles, which they have said will enable users to explore different interests, share different content with different audiences, etc,
Each profile will have its own username and feed, which will help to maintain a level of separation and privacy, and could also help users feel more comfortable sharing about more of their interests.
What are your thoughts on this?
CEO | Certified Information Security Manager | Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control | Certified Cloud Security Professional | Certified Data Protection Officer | Virtual Chief Information Security Officer
Many thanks for highlighting Philipa. There are many businesses that rely upon Facebook in order to promote and sell their products. I have seen many instances where accounts are cloned or the account owner loses control of the account and in the majority of cases, the resolution of these issues is nigh on impossible.
I think there is a wider conversation to be had about risk, in the context of our online presence, and certainly where one's livelihood is dependent on platforms. I have often remarked that tax payer money is spent on TOL courses / vouchers and what is delivered is in general, non compliant with either the GDPR or the ePrivacy directive.
I also think from a societal perspective, many people have lost (or never had) critical thinking skills on which to make reasoned based judgements. Far too often, social media is awash with people spreading misinformation.
How to fix it? Probably education, but there has to be a cohesive effort from all parties. How's the appetite?....
Lecturer, BIS & CUBS; Lead Investigator, INFANT Centre; Director, Health Information Systems Research Centre.
Let me tell you a tale of woe. Friends, my Facebook account was hacked, and it was completely my fault. (Scroll down for TL;DR.)
It was a social engineering attack. On Sunday morning I was getting ready to go to church when I received a message from a friend's genuine FB account. They wanted to use my phone number to get a reset code for their account. I was in a hurry, so I did not stop to think about whether this was dubious. I handed over my phone number and then the code that subsequently arrived. Then I went to church, eventually wondering a little if I had made a mistake.
After church, I found out very quickly that I had in fact made a huge mistake and had been easily duped. Numerous phone calls and messages arrived looking to buy Coldplay tickets. What became apparent is that the fraudster had changed the email and phone number on my account and then tried to punt fake tickets. Luckily no-one was actually duped into making a payment but I was effectively locked out.
When I got home I found emails from Facebook asking did I mean to make changes to my account. I clicked "no" and was taken to https://lnkd.in/eDh66Ydp to try and recover my account. After providing my passport details I was able to regain control after 60 minutes. I then enabled two factor authentication (2FA) on my account to make it a bit more secure. Rather than use SMS, I used Google's authenticator app.
What else did I do?
I contacted 5 friends who had nearly paid for the nonexistent tickets. All were fine.
I had myself removed as admin from three pages I co-administered. The other admins had already deleted bogus posts made in my name.
I deleted any other bogus posts.
I unblocked 9 friends that the fraudster had blocked. Those friends had been blocked for spotting the fraud.
Then I turned my attention to the friend whose account was used to contact me. I contacted them by mobile. They had been hacked the previous Friday. I gave them the link for account recovery. Not sure yet if that worked for them but it did work for another friend that was similarly compromised.
Lessons learned (TL;DR):
People think I'm a cyber security expert and therefore trust posts coming from me. With great power comes great responsibility!
I should have switched on 2FA ages ago. Am now switching it on everywhere.
https://lnkd.in/eDh66Ydp is really really useful.
Let me tell you a tale of woe. Friends, my Facebook account was hacked, and it was completely my fault. (Scroll down for TL;DR.)
It was a social engineering attack. On Sunday morning I was getting ready to go to church when I received a message from a friend's genuine FB account. They wanted to use my phone number to get a reset code for their account. I was in a hurry, so I did not stop to think about whether this was dubious. I handed over my phone number and then the code that subsequently arrived. Then I went to church, eventually wondering a little if I had made a mistake.
After church, I found out very quickly that I had in fact made a huge mistake and had been easily duped. Numerous phone calls and messages arrived looking to buy Coldplay tickets. What became apparent is that the fraudster had changed the email and phone number on my account and then tried to punt fake tickets. Luckily no-one was actually duped into making a payment but I was effectively locked out.
When I got home I found emails from Facebook asking did I mean to make changes to my account. I clicked "no" and was taken to https://lnkd.in/eDh66Ydp to try and recover my account. After providing my passport details I was able to regain control after 60 minutes. I then enabled two factor authentication (2FA) on my account to make it a bit more secure. Rather than use SMS, I used Google's authenticator app.
What else did I do?
I contacted 5 friends who had nearly paid for the nonexistent tickets. All were fine.
I had myself removed as admin from three pages I co-administered. The other admins had already deleted bogus posts made in my name.
I deleted any other bogus posts.
I unblocked 9 friends that the fraudster had blocked. Those friends had been blocked for spotting the fraud.
Then I turned my attention to the friend whose account was used to contact me. I contacted them by mobile. They had been hacked the previous Friday. I gave them the link for account recovery. Not sure yet if that worked for them but it did work for another friend that was similarly compromised.
Lessons learned (TL;DR):
People think I'm a cyber security expert and therefore trust posts coming from me. With great power comes great responsibility!
I should have switched on 2FA ages ago. Am now switching it on everywhere.
https://lnkd.in/eDh66Ydp is really really useful.
🔍I'm thrilled to share my latest findings from Meta's BugBounty program!
In today’s digital age, user privacy is paramount.Platforms like Facebook, which manage a lot of personal data, are responsible for ensuring that users’ information is protected and deleted upon request. However, a recent discovery highlights a significant flaw in Facebook’s media deletion process, raising concerns about user privacy and data retention practices.
Read more about my findings in my latest article on Medium. Your thoughts and feedback are highly appreciated!
#BugBounty#FacebookPrivacy#CyberSecurity#DataProtection#TechSecurity#EthicalHacking
Experienced Leader Driving Growth, Customer Satisfaction, and Transformation Through Strategic Advisory in Enterprise Solutions, Cyber security and corporate sustainability
In security awareness we can create awareness around phishing, snooping etc.
However when it comes to TechGiants like Facebook it becomes more relevant on the whether you use such tools for communication or providing intelligence which is snooped without your knowledge.
CISO • FAISA • GAICD • CISSP, CISM, CRISC • CSO30 Awards : #1 2022, Business Value Award Winner 2023
Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project
😡 I wish I was surprised but I'm not. Facebook was undertaking man-in-the-middle techniques to intercept and analyse traffic of competitor apps.
🎖️ The silver lining is that some of the internal security engineering folks were standing up against this, which of course is great to see. Court documents show that emails included "I can’t think of a good argument for why this is okay. No security person is ever comfortable with this, no matter what consent we get from the general public. The general public just doesn’t know how this stuff works".
Read on: https://lnkd.in/gccxsnVf#facebook#meta#encryption#ciso#cyber
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1moI recently learned of TikTok USDS through an interview process for a Regional Workplace Management role. I was very impressed with how TikTok is positioning themselves across the US to ensure the Trust & Safety of our Data Security. Glad to see someone like Suzy Loftus is leading that effort.