Meta Work accounts are a new type of account that Facebook’s parent company Meta plans to roll out later this year. These accounts are designed for business users and will allow them to log in and operate Business Manager without the need for a personal account. The goal of these accounts is to help keep business accounts more secure in cases where attackers start with a personal account compromise.
Meta has identified aggressive and persistent strains of malware that target online business accounts. These malware families are financially motivated and target people via email phishing, malicious browser extensions, mobile ads and apps, and various social media platforms with the aim of serving unauthorized advertisements from compromised business accounts. In Internet.
Things Facebook is doing to protect businesses
To protect businesses against malware, Meta has disrupted a number of new malware families by removing Facebook accounts, blocking hundreds of malicious links, and reporting them to file-sharing and site-hosting services. Meta has also implemented multiple product security features to help protect business accounts from malware, including the launch of a new malware recovery tool for businesses that may have been targeted by malicious ad fraud operations.
Some of the product and support updates Meta is introducing to help businesses stay secure in their accounts include new malware removal support, verification of connected Business Manager accounts, increased protection for sensitive account actions, and account introduction. Meta Work.
Meta Work accounts
Meta Work Accounts, introduced just a few hours ago, will allow business users to log in and operate Business Manager without the need for a personal account. This will help keep business accounts more secure in cases where attackers start with a personal account compromise. Meta plans to test working accounts with a limited set of advertisers this year and aims to expand availability over time.. Once work accounts are available, organizations can manage them on behalf of their employees and have access to administrative features, including single sign-on, automatic account provisioning, and more.
If companies identify unusual behavior on their devices or online accounts, it could be a sign that they have inadvertently downloaded malware. Some telltale signs to look out for include suspicious activity on unauthorized online accounts, the device running significantly slower or freezing frequently, new toolbars, icons or tabs appearing in the browser that are not recognized, unrecognized windows fraudulent pop-ups that appear in the browser, and reduced device battery life. Businesses should immediately remove any malware from their devices, scan their devices with up-to-date antivirus software, and enable two-factor authentication to add an extra layer of security to their accounts. They should also reset their password, enable login alerts, review past sessions to make sure they know which devices have access to their accounts, and use the Security Verification Tool to help protect their accounts.
