TikTok – Skyhigh Security Intelligence Digest

By Rodman Ramezanian - Global Cloud Threat Lead, Skyhigh Security

April 24, 2023 < 1 Minute Read

While social media has always posed various security risks, including vulnerability to phishing and fraud, a primary point of concern for governments and enterprises alike is the blurring of lines between personal and corporate usage of the devices on which TikTok is installed and consumed on.

What started as a means of generating laughs through short video clips during the coronavirus pandemic, TikTok has taken the attention-capturing short-form video format and solidified its spot among the most popular social media apps. But just like other foreign-owned apps to go viral, Chinese-owned TikTok continues to face scrutiny over its data collection and privacy practices.

Around the world, widespread rhetoric continues to question how many organizations care about security threats enough to support a TikTok ban, and how many are entirely unaware of the risks they’re taking?

Learn more in our latest Intel Digest.