A Chinese View on Social Media and Its Implications on Cyber Security

Abstract

Social media development creates new challenges to the sphere of cyberspace security and privacy. WeChat and Weibo have also been targeted by phishers. This analysis places particular emphasis on how social networks influence information systems protection in China, including the aspects of strategic insights on enterprises, social governance, information security, and national security. It addresses both, major depth of reach, such as AI-based adversary reconnaissance, as well as the weaknesses-such as the use of social networks for global intelligence capture. It also discusses China's separation and individuals with the encompassing methods of containment including legal, as well as modern methods, to counter the unique threats posed by an uncontrollable landscape of social networks.