Protect yourself from social engineering on professional platforms

Professional networking platforms — LinkedIn, Twitter/X, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and even Slack and Microsoft Teams — have become essential tools for career development, research collaboration and maintaining professional relationships in higher education. However, these same platforms are now prime hunting grounds for sophisticated cybercriminals using social engineering tactics to exploit trust and steal sensitive information.  Why […] How to protect yourself 1. Verify all communications independently. Don’t click links in unexpected messages. Instead, go directly to the platform by typing the URL yourself. Authentic emails from LinkedIn end in @linkedin.com, Microsoft messages in ... [1393 chars]