138 CHAPTER 1 Recon summARY oF soCIAl NeTWoRkINg As demonstrated in the story, the entire chain reaction of events all started with a sus- ceptible employee posting too many personal details about himself and his work to the Internet for all to see Vlad and his associates picked up on these details and targeted the employee with a large bribe to perform a few simple tasks within the 3DNF office The issue of online leaks of corporate and personal information is a growing one as millions of people publish daily updates of their life and work habits It can lead to exploitation of both employees and the companies that they work for The best mitiga- tion for these attacks is to prevent them from occurring in the first place Use better employee screening in your hiring process to avoid bringing in susceptible employees Educate your users on the dangers of posting public material online Also, educate them on proper privacy controls for the online systems that they use on a regular basis FoR moRe INFoRmATIoN Social networking is an ever-evolving and growing world Some sites change dramat-