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Social Networking How To Be Safe On-Line
•What is social networking?•How people are scammed•Recommendations•Resources•Questions & Answers
Terry Vahey, Ryan Matteson,Tim Schmidt, Chris Call,
Jeff Nadel, Luanne Fose, Patricia AsheWednesday, May 27, 2009University Union, UU 220
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What is a Social Network?• Relationships between people• Web site that knows who you know, encourages
interaction
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Social Network Examples
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Social Network Examples
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Social Network Examples
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Social Network Examples
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Social Network Examples
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Social Network Examples
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Social Network Examples
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Social Networks: In Common• Easy• Fun• Emphasis on sharing• People you know and trust• and people they know and trust…?• Free… ?
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Facebook Applications• Applications are not always what they appear to
be– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASV25lLoROg
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Facebook Applications
• Applications are often sent to you by friends
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Facebook Applications
• Applications can access all of your private information once installed
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Facebook Applications
• Do you really trust the developer?
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Facebook Privacy• What information are you giving to the public?
– http://www.metacafe.com/watch/694363/facebook_stalker/
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Other Examples• What experiences have you or someone you
know had with social networking security breaches?
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Professors “Losing Face” on Facebook
Reference: http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i22/22a00104.htm
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Do You Think He’ll Be Hired As The Next Account Manager???
• 1 in 5 managers say they use social networking sites to research job candidates
• 1/3 of them dismiss the candidate after what they discover
Reference: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSPAR15282420080911?
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
1: Use friends list– Add friends to more than one group
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
• Friend lists can have specific privacy policies applied to them
http://mashable.com/2009/04/28/facebook-privacy-settings/
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
2: Remove yourself from Facebook search results– Default is set to
“network”
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
3: Remove yourself from the Google search engine– Turn off “create a
public search listing…”
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
4: Avoid embarrassment from photo/video tags– Set as:
• Custom• Only Me• None of My
Networks
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
5: Protect your photo albums– Manually configure the
visibility of each album– Be sure to check visibility
settings each time you upload a new photo album
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
6: Prevent stories from showing up in friends’ news feeds
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
7: Protect against published application stories– If you add an
application, scan your profile
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
8: Make your contact information private– Only make
email & phone numbers available to close contacts
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
• Make your contact information private– To avoid identity
theft issues, DO NOT display your birthday information
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
9: Avoid embarrassing wall posts– Prevent your wall
posts from being announced in friends’ news feeds
– Turn off relationship status
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
• Avoid embarrassing wall posts– Control who can view
your wall
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10 Privacy Settings Every Social Networking User Should Know
10: Keep your friendships private– Not everyone wants to
live public lives!
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Resources, Help & Reporting• Online Resources and Help
– Cal Poly Information Security• http://security.calpoly.edu/
– Stay Safe Online Web Site• http://www.staysafeonline.info/
– Social Networking Malware: Three Ways to Protect Yourself• http://www.cio.com/article/471227/Social_Networking_Malware_Three_Ways_to_Protect_Yourself
– Data Protection: How to Write Good Passwords• http://www.csoonline.com/article/220721/How_to_Write_Good_Passwords
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More Resources & Help• Social Network Pitfalls
– http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/020909-social-networkings-security.html
• Facebook: 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know– http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/– http://www.facebook.com/security
• Facebook: Creating Friend Lists and Setting Privacy Settings to Control Levels of Access– http://mashable.com/2009/04/28/facebook-privacy-settings/
• Social Networking – A Guide for Teens– http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/profdev/teen_sn_brochure.pdf
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Reporting Fraud & Scams• Abuse at Cal Poly
– [email protected]• Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
– http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx• Consumer Fraud Reporting
– http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/index.php– http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/reporting.php
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Some Interesting Information• List of Major Active Social Networking Sites
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites• Use of Social Networking Websites in Investigations
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_social_network_websites_in_investigations
• Court Case Decision Reveals Dangers of Networking Sites – http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=13440
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Definition• Wikipedia Definition
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking
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Questions? Future Topics?
• Slides posted: http://security.calpoly.edu• More references are there too!• Report security violations to:
Terry Vahey, [email protected], 756-7667Ryan Matteson, [email protected], 756-7676Tim Schmidt, [email protected], 756-2848Chris Call, [email protected], 756-7622Jeff Nadel, [email protected], 756-2666Luanne Fose, [email protected], 756-7360 Patricia Ashe, [email protected], 756-7134