shockproofing your use of social media (professional development progression)

How

secu

re a

re

you o

nlin

e? Ben WoelkPolicy & Awareness Analyst

Information Security Office

Rochester Institute of

Technology10 Tips:Shockproofing your use of social media”

Introduction

Awareness is the key

Everyone is a target

Organized crime funds the attacks

Use a Passphrase

Length > complexity

TIP #1 It was a dark and

stormy night

becomes

ItwasaDark215andStormyNight

Pass

word

Safe

s

Keep up to date!

TIP #2

Layers of

security

Anti-virus

Firewall

Anti-spyware

Don’t overlook

mobile devices!

TIP #3Use protection

Recognize phishing & scams

TIP #4

Phishing Tips

Use social networks

safely

Don’t post schedules or whereabouts

TIP #5

Phishing on social networkingsites

Remember who else

is there• Employers

• Identity thieves

• Online predators

TIP #6

Don’t post inappropriate photos!

What you

post can be

used to…

* Judge

* Impersonate

* Monitor

Be wary of others

Is this really your friend..?

TIP #7

TIP #8

Me on the Web

Guard your personal

information

Watch out for Facebook applications!

TIP #9

Don’t assume privacy

Do you care if Facebook

captures where you’ve been?

TIP #10

Don’t roll the dice

with online

privacy

Use privacy settings!

The fi

rst

line o

f defe

nse

Stay alert – you will be the first

to know if something goes wrong!

Practice

Digital Self

Defense!

@benwoelk @RIT_InfoSec

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