Oversharing is not caring: What’s at stake if your employees post too much online

From LinkedIn to X, GitHub to Instagram, there are plenty of opportunities to share work-related information. But posting could also get your company into trouble.

01 Dec 2025 • , 5 min. read

Employee advocacy has been around as a concept for over a decade. But what started out as a well-intentioned way to enhance corporate profile, thought leadership and marketing, also has some unintended consequences. When professionals post about their work, their company and their role, they’re hoping to reach likeminded professionals, as well as prospects and partners. But threat actors are also paying attention.

Once that information is in the public domain, it is often used to help build convincing spearphishing or business email compromise (BEC)-style attacks. The more information, the more opportunity for nefarious activity that could end up hitting your organization hard.

Where are your employees sharing?

The main platforms for sharing such information are the ...