“Watch what you say” is the advice being given to law students today due to firestorms on Twitter and haunting social media posts. Now “is the time to adjust your privacy settings,” Marta Ricardo, assistant dean and dean of career services at Columbia Law School told Bloomberg Law. Ricardo noted that a student had a […]
What is Meta Data and How is it Used?
Every day we read tweets, Facebook posts and browse Instagram stories. All we see is what’s on the surface…but if we dig deeper we could find an enormous amount of hidden data. This data is called meta data. To put it simply, metadata means “data about data”. Metadata is used to summarize basic information about […]
White Collar Crime
White-collar crime is defined as a range of frauds committed by business and government professionals. The motivation behind these crimes is almost always financial—to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services or to secure a personal or business advantage. These crimes can do major harm…a single scam can destroy a company, wipe out a […]
The Pros and Cons of Social Media Background Checks
You are in the process of interviewing candidates for a position and you have narrowed it down to your top 3. Typically you conduct background checks by calling references and verifying previous employment. But in today’s world where everything revolves around social media, it’s no surprise that Human Resources departments are turning to social media […]
Should Schools Monitor Social Media For Threats?
More and more schools are now hiring online security companies to scan social media for threats…take Orange County Schools for example. They just hired a social media investigation company who will monitor public social media content, flag possible threats and notify school officials of threats against school students, staff, and events, according to an OCS […]