Privacy and Security in Online Social Media

By Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru | IIIT Hyderabad

Learners enrolled: 7225 | Exam registration: 500

ABOUT THE COURSE :
With increase in the usage of the Internet, there has been an exponential increase in the use of online social media and networks on the Internet. Websites like Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Flickr, Instagram, Google+, FourSquare, Pinterest, Tinder, and the likes have changed the way the Internet is being used. However, widely used, there is a lack of understanding of privacy and security issues on online social media. Privacy and security of online social media need to be investigated, studied and characterized from various perspectives (computational, cultural, psychological, etc.). Student completing the course will be able to appreciate various privacy and security concerns (spam, phishing, fraud nodes, identity theft) on Online Social Media and Student will be able to clearly articulate one or two concerns comprehensively on one Online Social Media, this will be achieved by homework.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Interested students

PRE-REQUISITES : Basic / Intermediate programming course. Understanding of Python will be necessary for the course. Should be able to quickly learn APIs, and to collect data from social networks.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Any company which is interested in social media / networks data will be interested in recruiting the students finishing the course.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Computer Science and Engineering Cyber Security
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	20 Jan 2025
End Date :	11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	27 Jan 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	14 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	27 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: What is Online Social Networks, data collection from social networks, challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls in online social networks, APIs
Week 2: Collecting data from Online Social Media.
Week 3: Trust, credibility, and reputations in social systems
Week 4: Trust, credibility, and reputations in social systems
Week 5: Online social Media and Policing
Week 6: Information privacy disclosure, revelation and its effects in OSM and online social networks
Week 7: Phishing in OSM & Identifying fraudulent entities in online social networks
Week 8: Refresher for all topics
Week 9 to 12: Research paper discussion

Instructor bio

Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru

IIIT Hyderabad

Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru “PK” is a Professor of Computer Science at IIIT Hyderabad, Associate Faculty Fellow at Centre for Responsible AI at IIT Madras, and Adjunct faculty at IIIT Delhi. PK chaired the ACM India Council's Publicity and Research Facilitation Committee for two years each from 2020 to 2024. He leads initiatives like PhDClinic, Anveshan Setu Fellowship, ROCS, and ARCS to improve PhD student quality. PK is a TEDx, ACM Distinguished and ACM India Eminent Speaker. PK received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. His Ph.D. research on anti-phishing contributed in creating Wombat Security Technologies which was acquired for $225 Million.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 27 April 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIIT Hyderabad .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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