INCREASING PRIVACY AND SECURITY LEVEL AFTER POTENTIAL ATTACK
An indication that a computer security of a user account has been potentially compromised is received. In response to the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised, a privacy setting for the user account is automatically modified to increase a sharing restriction on a content of the user account.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving an indication that a computer security of a user account has been potentially compromised; and
in response to the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised, using a computer processor to automatically modify a privacy setting for the user account to increase a sharing restriction on a content of the user account.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised is initiated by a user.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a system automatically detected that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised is automatically determined based on a location associated with a user activity.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised is automatically determined based on a determination that an activity rate of the user account exceeds a threshold.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised is automatically determined based on a user login attempt.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content of the user account includes a user-generated content.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein increasing the sharing restriction on the content of the user account does not prohibit sharing of the content of the user account.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein increasing the sharing restriction on the content of the user account limits sharing to a reduced number of other user accounts.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein increasing the sharing restriction on the content of the user account includes disabling an export feature for the user account or restricting sharing with a search engine.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the increase in the sharing restriction on the content of the user account is for a temporary period of time and after the temporary period of time expires, at least the portion of the increase in the sharing restriction is returned to a previous state prior to the increase.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the increase in the sharing restriction on the content of the user account is limited to a specified duration of time.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the privacy setting for the user account to increase the sharing restriction on the content of the user account includes providing to a user a sharing restriction modification notification.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the sharing restriction modification notification is a sharing restriction modification suggestion associated with one or more time duration options or a sharing restriction expiration notification.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the privacy setting for the user account to increase the sharing restriction on the content of the user account includes automatically implementing an automatically determined sharing restriction modification and providing a notification of the sharing restriction modification to a user of the user account.
16 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising in response to the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised, performing a user-interactive security review of the user account.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein performing the user-interactive security review includes requesting a user to confirm one or more of the following: a user activity, a user device usage, a login activity, a user application, a user profile modification, a user contact, a payment information, or a security setting.
18 . A method of claim 1 , further comprising in response to the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised, automatically modifying the user account to increase a security level of the user account.
19 . A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
receive an indication that a computer security of a user account has been potentially compromised; and
in response to the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised, automatically modify a privacy setting for the user account to increase a sharing restriction on a content of the user account.
20 . A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
receiving an indication that a computer security of a user account has been potentially compromised; and
in response to the indication that the computer security of the user account has been potentially compromised, automatically modifying a privacy setting for the user account to increase a sharing restriction on a content of the user account.