The desire to appear at the top of a search engine results page gave birth to the entire practice of search engine optimization (SEO) beginning around 1991. Google's SEO guidelines soon became the de facto rules webmasters use to provide a “good user experience” to people searching for information. Unfortunately, some of those very same SEO guidelines are being used to poison Google search results and damage social media pages. Now, because social platforms have become such primary sources of information, hackers have shifted their attention to the users of social media and are using black hat SEO techniques to target users in yet another effort to deceive, damage and steal from people and companies.... Read more »

Whether you want to admit it or not...and whether you want to see it all or not...there are known and unknown components across the social media landscape that every company has to deal with. ... Read more »

ABC News, Good Morning America, HBO, Senator Ted Cruz, Mark Zuckerburg, CEO's of Uber, Zendesk, Oculus, Spotify, Twitter and dozens of C-suite executives along with now-deceased Beatle George Harrison and NASA's Kepler space telescope. What do these people, companies, top executives and space telescopes have in common? They've all had their Twitter accounts hacked. [1]... Read more »

If you’re reading the latest news, the newest frontier for sexual harassment risk is in social media. It’s a particularly sensitive subject, however, the usage of readily-available, and instantaneous technology make potentially combustible conversations and content on social media more accessible and easier to carry out.... Read more »

This week several Twitter accounts were compromised, where the perpetrators sent racially charged tweets from each account – including Nazi-related content and swastikas.... Read more »

Social SafeGuard is thrilled to be announced as a Security, Archiving, and Compliance partner for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud.... Read more »

There are 2.3 billion active social media users worldwide. A new Facebook profile is added every six seconds and there are over 80 million photos uploaded to Instagram every day.  With staggering numbers like these, it is inevitable that companies feel overwhelmed just thinking about their social media presence. In the age of social media, we are constantly operating in a state of social chaos, there is constant communication, networking, marketing, lead generation, sales and many other activities all happening simultaneously. In order to make sense of this social chaos and convert it into a well-organization and easily digestible social media presence, organizations need to take the following steps:... Read more »

The Rise of Malware on Social Media... Read more »

The global pharmaceutical market is a $300 billion dollar industry, which is expected to grow to $400 billion in the next three years. The size and revenue of the industry has enabled pharmaceutical companies to make a significant impact on public health by partnering with community organizations and government agencies to launch non-product-related health initiatives. There are currently 2.1 billion people on social networks worldwide, thereby making it the preferred method for pharma companies to launch these health initiatives. Social media has provided pharma companies with the opportunity to connect with patients through online communities while simultaneously enhancing brand image and providing relevant health information to the public.... Read more »

Over two billion social media accounts are active worldwide. In the United States, 223 million people are active on at least one social networking platform, which represents over 70% of the population. Due to the increasing number of Americans who are active on social media, both on and off the job, state lawmakers have begun to introduce legislation designed to protect the rights and privacy of employees when it comes to their personal social media pages.... Read more »