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Internet Trolls Ready to “Move On” Post-Election
In the lead-up to the election, insults and hate reached a fever pitch, particularly surrounding high-profile events, such as Hurricane Sandy and the presidential debates. In one example, Impermium...
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5 Reasons Why Social Spam Losses Will Dwarf Email Spam
When I was the ‘spam czar’ at Yahoo, my team successfully fought off hundreds of billions of foul messages a week. We put machine learning to good use and did our jobs well: Our advanced systems were...
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Prevent Social Spam and Fraud From Sabotaging Your Brand
Social spam continues to proliferate social networks and media sites, exposing users to malicious and dangerous content, but many people foolishly don’t believe it’s a big problem. The truth is,...
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Stop Social Spam Webinar: Emerging Online Threats & How to Prevent Them
Last week, Impermium partnered with TeleSign to present our first webinar, Stop Social Spam. During the discussion, Impermium CEO, Mark Risher and TeleSign VP, Forrest Hobbs gave their expertise...
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When Social Spam Attacks, Part 2: Common Prevention Mistakes
In “When Social Spam Attacks Part 1” I covered the common mistakes that site owners make in their initial response. Now, let’s talk about the days, weeks and months after the initial attack. When the...
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Trolling: An Age-Old Problem That’s Not Getting Better (Part 1)
This past weekend I was at a holiday party. When speaking to another guest about some of the Internet security issues we solve at Impermium, I was asked “what is trolling?” I was shocked that Trolling,...
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Fake Users Are Gaming Every Popularity Contest and Social Network on the Web
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard PSY’s massive hit Gangnam Style. The catchy music video earned over a billion views on YouTube, making it the most watched video on the site. What...
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How Trolls Wreak Havoc For Users and Site Owners (Part 2)
In “Trolling: An Age-Old Problem That Isn’t Getting Better” I gave an overview on trolling, including a brief history and overview on the common methods and motivations of Internet trolls. Now that...
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Celebrities Aren’t the Only Ones Harassed Online: 5 Steps to Ward off...
Cyberstalking has been on the front page of tabloids recently, reporting on the harassment of celebrities such as Alyson Hannigan and Avril Lavigne. Harassed for weeks, Miranda Kerr shouted back at...
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The Continuum of Risk
In working with site owners and developers, one of the most common requests is “Can you tell me which users to block”? But while Impermium has been providing real-time account risk ratings for years,...
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