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http://dx.doi.org/10.13089/JKIISC.2013.23.6.1087

The Reliability Evaluation of User Account on Facebook  

Park, Jeongeun (Center for Information Security Technologies(CIST), Korea University)
Park, Minsu (Center for Information Security Technologies(CIST), Korea University)
Kim, Seungjoo (Department of Cyber Defense/Center for Information Security Technologies(CIST), Korea University)
Abstract
Most people are connected to Social Network Services (SNS) through smart devices. Social Network Services are tools that transport information fast and easily. It does not care where he or she comes from. A lot of information circulates and is shared on Social Network Services. but Social Network Services faults are magnified and becoming a serious issue. For instance, malicious users generate multiple IDs easily on Facebook and he can use personal information of others on purpose, because most people tend to undoubtedly accept friend requests. In this paper, we have specified research scope to Facebook, which is one of most popular Social Network Services in the world. We propose a way of minimizing the number of malicious actions on Facebook from malignant users and malicious bots by setting criteria and applying reputation system.
Keywords
SNS; Facebook; Trust; Trust Relationship; Reputation System;
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