- To understand different types of social media and their characteristics.
- To identify threats and apply mitigation strategies in social media.
- To explore the concepts of doxing and SOCINT in digital environments.
- To analyse techniques for recognising and countering fake news.
- To evaluate the impact of infoxication on digital identity and reputation.
- To develop skills to critically assess digital content and sources.
- To apply knowledge to enhance personal and professional digital reputation.
UNIT 1. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA Introduction Types of social media Social media concepts Social media security Unit summary UNIT 2. THREATS AND MITIGATING FACTORS IN SOCIAL MEDIA Introduction Social media threats Mitigating mechanisms Security tools Unit summary UNIT 3. DOXING AND SOCINT Introduction DOXING techniques SOCINT techniques Tools Unit summary UNIT 4. INFOXICATION. FAKE NEWS. TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS Introduction Infoxication Information analysis Fake news detection techniques Unit summary